Witch tower

Witch tower or Witches' Tower (German: Hexenturm) is a common name or description in English and other European languages for a tower that was part of a medieval town wall or castle, often used as a prison or dungeon.

Many of these towers were used [citation needed] to incarcerate those suspected or found guilty of witchcraft.

Witch towers are found in many German towns and cities such as Aschersleben, Coburg, Frankenberg (Eder), Fulda, Gelnhausen, Geseke, Heidelberg, Herborn, Hofheim am Taunus, Idstein, Jülich, Kaufbeuren, Lahnstein, Landsberg am Lech, Marburg, Markdorf, Memmingen, Olpe, Rheinbach, Rüthen, Treysa, Windecken.

With trials from the region of the Upper Danube valley may be seen in the archives.

In Salzburg there is a witch tower in the city walls dating to the 15th century that was used as a prison and, later, as a store.