Schuldturm
Schuldturm rises on Insel Schütt in Nuremberg’s Sebalder Altstadt, beside the Pegnitz and the Heubrücke. Built in 1323 under city architect Conrat Stromer, the tower once formed part of the city’s penultimate fortifications. Its free-standing position reflects a later change, after newer walls replaced the defences that had enclosed it.
Afterward, the structure served as a debtors’ prison and a Narrenhäuslein for people with mental illness. Hans IV Stromer, known as Bratwurst-Stromer, spent 33 years inside after his 1559 treason conviction, receiving two sausages each day by special privilege. Bombing in 1945 burned the tower out completely, but reconstruction restored its original form. Today, the Pegnitz riverbank beside it becomes a beer garden during the summer months.
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