Following in Katharina Kepler’s Footsteps Through Güglingen

On this guided tour, tour guide Ines Schmiedl takes visitors on the trail of Katharina Kepler. Why was the “Witch of Leonberg” imprisoned in Güglingen? Where was the dungeon located? What was the verdict against the mother of astronomer and mathematician Johannes Kepler? One of the most famous legal cases in old Württemberg is undoubtedly the witch trial against the 74-year-old woman who spent 14 months in Güglingen’s dungeon. The tour traces the sites in the former district capital where those accused of crimes were once imprisoned or tortured and received their punishment. But it also explores why some women were feared, why they were notorious, and how quickly such a reputation could be ruined. And what remains in Güglingen of Kepler’s mother? Meeting point: The market square linden tree in front of St. Mauritius Church