Rosice - Pranýr

The local pillory of shame served the civil law in the 15th to 18th centuries. Before the execution, the convict was put to the pillory and tied to the rings. Pranýř was originally located in front of the old town hall. The right to suffering was gradually abolished only by the decrees of Maria Theresa and Joseph II. In Rosice, the execution court ended in 1752. In the following years, the pillory - the pillar of shame - was demolished and its ruins have been lying on...