Gallows hill of Motala

Östergötland · Sweden · Execution site

On the edge of Motala parish in Motala lies a former place of public execution, one of the places where death sentences were once carried out in public. Set in rocky moraine, little is left to see today, yet the ground itself carries a heavy past. It is recorded in Sweden's national heritage register as L2011:1209.

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Where is Gallows hill of Motala located?

Gallows hill of Motala is in Östergötland, Sweden.

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