Judge site Gallows Forest

Thannhausen Castle had been the seat of the regional court since the 17th century, which was the court that was responsible for serious criminal cases. This place of execution with the gallows anchored in the ground was a visible symbol of jurisdiction.

The so-called “Köpfangerlkreuz” is located at a wayside shrine north of Thannhausen Castle.

Thannhausen's execution site is said to have been at this point. A little further in the desert forest, three squat stone pillars, gallows, tower up on a valley-narrowing hill. This is the second place of execution where the high court of the former Thannhausen Regional Court carried out the judgments.

The place of execution in the Einöd is one of the two still preserved and still legendary places of sad memory.