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Darmstadt District

Main-Kinzig-Kreis

Steinau an der Straße

Schnappkorb on the Kinzig

Darmstadt District

Main-Kinzig-Kreis

Steinau an der Straße

Schnappkorb on the Kinzig

Highlight • Monument

Schnappkorb on the Kinzig

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Naturpark Hessischer Spessart

Location: Steinau an der Straße, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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Chris das Lasergehirn

December 7, 2023

Hiking

Information about the defense tower: steinau.eu/index_main.php?unid=3211&PHPSESSID=044fc06b3590a4439922402794479f6a

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Chris das Lasergehirn

December 7, 2023

Hiking

Information about the snap basket: steinau.eu/index_main.php?unid=3221&PHPSESSID=044fc06b3590a4439922402794479f6a

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Joachim N. 🇺🇦

April 10, 2025

Cycling

The Schnappkorb (snatch basket) on the Kinzig River was an instrument of punishment for minor offenses in the Middle Ages. The basket is said to have originally been made of wickerwork. If the baker's bread weighed too little, the baker would be baptized as a deterrent. This meant that the baker would be submerged in the Kinzig River while sitting in the Schnappkorb, which was attached to a gallows frame. Field thieves, wood thieves, and poachers were also punished in this way.

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Elevation 230 m

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Location: Steinau an der Straße, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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