Witch tower

The Hexenturm is a stone tower in the municipality of Sarnen in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. The name refers to its use as a prison for suspected witches in the 17th century. Today it houses the Cantonal Archives of Obwalden.

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Hexenturm
witch tower, fortified tower, list of cultural properties in Sarnen, Switzerland, Switzerland, 

• Federal Register of Buildings and Dwellings page^@
• class B Swiss cultural property of regional significance page^@
• class A Swiss cultural property of national significance page^@
• Burgenwelt page^@
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Location: 46.8957, 8.2437, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Battle of Buttisholz ⓘ
  

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  Battle of Sörenberg ⓘ
  1380 battle

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  Battle of Sempach ⓘ
  1386 battle between old Switzerland confederation and Habsburg

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  War between Switzerland and the House of Habsburg ⓘ
  

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  Swabian War ⓘ
  war in 1499

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  Second War of Kappel ⓘ
  conflict

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  First War of Villmergen ⓘ
  Swiss religious war in 1656

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  Sonderbund War ⓘ
  civil war in Switzerland in November 1847

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  Artilleriewerk Isleten ⓘ
  

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  Artilleriewerk Kilchlidossen ⓘ
  

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  Artilleriewerk Ursprung ⓘ
  

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  Festung Fürigen ⓘ
  

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  Festung Klein-Durren ⓘ
  

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  Festung Mueterschwanderberg ⓘ
  

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  Festung Wissiflue ⓘ
  

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  Festungsmuseum Vitznau ⓘ
  fortification

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  Sperrstelle Schrattenfluh ⓘ
  fortification in Switzerland

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  International War and Peace Museum in Lucerne ⓘ
  

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  Witch tower ⓘ
  fortified tower in Sarnen in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland

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  Schnitz Tower ⓘ
  former defence tower in Stansstad in the canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland

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1285 Witch tower

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1380 Battle of Sörenberg

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1386 Battle of Sempach

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1291 — 1499 War between Switzerland and the House of Habsburg

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1499 Swabian War

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1531 Second War of Kappel

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1656 First War of Villmergen

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1847 Sonderbund War

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1315 Schnitz Tower

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Sarnen-Hexenturm-und-Archivturm

Sarnen-Hexenturm

Hexenturm an der Sarneraa, April 2013

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1848	Switzerland	sovereign state, confederation, landlocked country, federation, state, country, tripadvisor	Wikidata
area	region	1848	Switzerland as a federal state		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Buttisholz	engagement	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1380	Battle of Sörenberg	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1386	Battle of Sempach	battle	Wikidata
event	war	1291	War between Switzerland and the House of Habsburg	war	Wikidata
event	war	1499	Swabian War	war, Three Leagues, Swabian League	Wikidata
event	war	1531	Second War of Kappel	war	Wikidata
event	war	1656	First War of Villmergen	religious war	Wikidata
event	war	1847	Sonderbund War	civil war	Wikidata
link	page		Federal Register of Buildings and Dwellings page@		Wikidata
link	page		class B Swiss cultural property of regional significance page@		Wikidata
link	page		class A Swiss cultural property of national significance page@		Wikidata
link	page		Burgenwelt page@		Wikidata
site	fort		Artilleriewerk Isleten	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Artilleriewerk Kilchlidossen	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Artilleriewerk Ursprung	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Festung Fürigen	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Festung Klein-Durren	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Festung Mueterschwanderberg	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Festung Wissiflue	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Festungsmuseum Vitznau	fortification, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Sperrstelle Schrattenfluh	fortification, fortress	Wikidata
site	museum		International War and Peace Museum in Lucerne	peace museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	tower	1285	Witch tower	witch tower, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1315	Schnitz Tower	archaeological site, architectural structure, fortified tower	Wikidata
commons	image		Sarnen-Hexenturm-und-Archivturm		Commons
commons	image		Sarnen-Hexenturm		Commons
commons	image		Hexenturm an der Sarneraa, April 2013		Commons