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Helena (Hellene Mechthildis) Curtens (1722 in Gerresheim – 19 August 1738 in Gerresheim) was an alleged German witch. She was one of the last people executed for sorcery in Germany and the last person executed for this crime within the Rhine area. Her case is one of the most known cases in Europe, as she was long thought to be the last person executed for this crime in Germany.

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  • Hellene Mechthildis Curtens (1722, – 19. srpen 1738, ) byla obviněna ve věku necelých čtrnácti let z čarodějnictví, mučena a o necelé dva roky později upálena spolu se svou sousedkou , matkou tří dětí. (cs)
  • Helena Mechthildis Curtens (* 11. Mai 1722 in Gerresheim; † 19. August 1738 ebenda) wurde im Alter von 14 Jahren verhaftet und im letzten Hexenprozess am Niederrhein knapp zwei Jahre später zum Tode verurteilt. Gerüchte um „Geistererscheinungen“, die von der 14-Jährigen wahrgenommen wurden, führten zu ihrer Verhaftung. Schon vor ihrer Verhaftung beschuldigte Curtens auch die Nachbarin der „Buhlschaft mit dem Schwarzen“, also des geschlechtlichen Verkehrs mit dem Teufel. Während das Mädchen auch sich selbst beschuldigte, stritt Agnes Olmans alle Vorwürfe ab und war bereit, sich einer Hexenprobe durch Eintauchen ins Wasser zu unterziehen. Doch das Gericht lehnte ab, da deren Anwendung laut Gerichtsordnung nicht mehr gestattet war. Curtens wurde am 19. August 1738 gemeinsam mit Agnes Olmans, die Mutter dreier Töchter war, durch Verbrennung hingerichtet. (de)
  • Helena (Hellene Mechthildis) Curtens (1722 in Gerresheim – 19 August 1738 in Gerresheim) was an alleged German witch. She was one of the last people executed for sorcery in Germany and the last person executed for this crime within the Rhine area. Her case is one of the most known cases in Europe, as she was long thought to be the last person executed for this crime in Germany. Curtens was arrested after reports about observations of the ghost of a 14-year-old girl. She was exposed to torture, during which she pointed out her neighbour Agnes Olmans. Olmans was the daughter of a woman called Zaubergreth, who was rumoured to have been a witch. They were accused of having intercourse with demons. Olmans denied the charges and demanded to be exposed to the ordeal of water. This was denied to her, as this method was no longer used in the area. Both Curtens and Olmans were judged guilty of sorcery and sentenced to be executed. They were executed by burning 19 August 1738. Curtens and Olmans are often claimed to be the last people executed for sorcery in Germany. In reality, Maria Renata Saenger von Mossau was executed in 1749 and the farmer Anna Schnidenwind, née Trutt in 1688, was executed in Endingen am Kaiserstuhl 24 April 1751 convicted of having caused the great fire of Wyhls by a pact with Satan. The last execution for sorcery in Germany likely occurred in Landshut in 1756. Anna Maria Schwegelin was sentenced to death for sorcery in 1775, but she died in prison and was never executed. (en)
  • Helene Mechtildis Curtens, född 1722, död 1738, var en av de sista som avrättades för häxeri i Tyskland och i Europa. Det var den sista häxprocessen i Niederrhein. Hon arresterades vid 14 års ålder efter att ha iakttagits omkringspringandes på underliga tider. Under förhör bekände hon att hon och grannfrun Agnes Olmans regelbundet brukade ge sig av och ha sex med Djävlar. Grannfrun arresterades, sade sig vara utsatt för förtal och vara beredd på att utsättas för häxprov för att bevisa sin oskuld, trots att sådana inte längre praktiserades. Både Helene och Agnes avrättades för häxeri genom hängning i 19 augusti 1738. De anses vara de sista som avrättades för häxeri i Tyskland, då föreställningen att den sista var Maria Anna Schwegelin visat sig vara falsk. Maria Renata Saenger von Mossau avrättades dock 1749. (sv)
  • Helena (Hellene Mechthildis) Curtens (Düsseldorf, 1722 - 19 de agosto de 1738) foi, alegadamente, uma bruxa alemã. Foi uma das últimas pessoas a ser executada por feitiçaria na Alemanha e a última pessoa a ser executada por tal crime na zona do Reno. O seu caso é um dos mais conhecidos da Europa, principalmente por ter sido um dos últimos a ser julgados. (pt)
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  • Hellene Mechthildis Curtens (1722, – 19. srpen 1738, ) byla obviněna ve věku necelých čtrnácti let z čarodějnictví, mučena a o necelé dva roky později upálena spolu se svou sousedkou , matkou tří dětí. (cs)
  • Helena (Hellene Mechthildis) Curtens (Düsseldorf, 1722 - 19 de agosto de 1738) foi, alegadamente, uma bruxa alemã. Foi uma das últimas pessoas a ser executada por feitiçaria na Alemanha e a última pessoa a ser executada por tal crime na zona do Reno. O seu caso é um dos mais conhecidos da Europa, principalmente por ter sido um dos últimos a ser julgados. (pt)
  • Helena Mechthildis Curtens (* 11. Mai 1722 in Gerresheim; † 19. August 1738 ebenda) wurde im Alter von 14 Jahren verhaftet und im letzten Hexenprozess am Niederrhein knapp zwei Jahre später zum Tode verurteilt. Curtens wurde am 19. August 1738 gemeinsam mit Agnes Olmans, die Mutter dreier Töchter war, durch Verbrennung hingerichtet. (de)
  • Helena (Hellene Mechthildis) Curtens (1722 in Gerresheim – 19 August 1738 in Gerresheim) was an alleged German witch. She was one of the last people executed for sorcery in Germany and the last person executed for this crime within the Rhine area. Her case is one of the most known cases in Europe, as she was long thought to be the last person executed for this crime in Germany. (en)
  • Helene Mechtildis Curtens, född 1722, död 1738, var en av de sista som avrättades för häxeri i Tyskland och i Europa. Det var den sista häxprocessen i Niederrhein. Hon arresterades vid 14 års ålder efter att ha iakttagits omkringspringandes på underliga tider. Under förhör bekände hon att hon och grannfrun Agnes Olmans regelbundet brukade ge sig av och ha sex med Djävlar. Grannfrun arresterades, sade sig vara utsatt för förtal och vara beredd på att utsättas för häxprov för att bevisa sin oskuld, trots att sådana inte längre praktiserades. (sv)
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  • Helena Curtens (cs)
  • Helena Curtens (de)
  • Helena Curtens (en)
  • Helena Curtens (pt)
  • Helene Curtens (sv)
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