Henkersteg
Henkersteg is a covered wooden footbridge in Nuremberg, crossing the Pegnitz between Trödelmarkt and Unschlittplatz. From the bridge, you can see the river and the historic buildings along its banks.
The first crossing stood here in 1457, near the city’s penultimate wall, and connected the executioner’s house on an island with Nuremberg. Ice floes destroyed that structure in a severe flood in 1595, killing eight people, so the replacement rose farther west. Further rebuilding followed in 1657, 1671, 1761 and 1776, while restoration repaired wartime damage in 1954. The neighbouring Executioner’s House Museum explores the darker history behind the crossing, and the bridge has formed part of Nuremberg’s Historical Mile since 2000.
Its name recalls the nearby Henkerturm, once the residence of the city’s executioner. Wooden beams, quiet water and views towards Unschlittplatz bring that unusual medieval history into the present.
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