Whipping post
The pillory is a device made of a wooden or metal framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, used during the medieval and renaissance periods for punishment by public humiliation and often further physical abuse.
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- Description: post to which a person is bound, often using chains or ropes, for public punishment or humiliation, typically involving whipping
- Also known as“pillory”“Sramotilni steber, Podsreda”
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Sts. Hermagoras and Fortunatus Chapel
Sts. Hermagoras and Fortunatus Chapel is a church.
440 metres northeast of Whipping post
St. Anne’s Chapel
St. Anne’s Chapel is a church.
560 metres northeast of Whipping post
Villages in the Area
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Podsreda
Podsreda is a village in the Municipality of Kozje in eastern Slovenia.
Poklek pri Podsredi
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Gorjane
Gorjane is a settlement west of Podsreda in the Municipality of Kozje in eastern Slovenia.
2½ km west of Whipping post
Whipping post
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Latitude
46.04051° or 46° 2′ 26″ north
Longitude
15.59° or 15° 35′ 24″ east
Open location code
8FRQ2HRR+62
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = monument
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Whipping post” goes by many names.
مشهرةArabic
PellericAragonese
PellerichAragonese
Անարգանքի սյունArmenian
PikotaBasque
Urkabe (zutabe)Basque
Post-ar-vezhBreton
Позорен стълбBulgarian
CostellCatalan
picotaCatalan
羞辱示眾Chinese
頸手枷Chinese
Stup sramaCroatian
PranýřCzech
pranýřeCzech
KagDanish
gerechtspaalDutch
geselpaalDutch
kaakDutch
SchandpaalDutch
malhonora kolonoEsperanto
pilorioEsperanto
punkolonoEsperanto
PunpilorioEsperanto
HäbipostEstonian
PicotaGalician
ΚύφωναςGreek
עמוד הקלוןHebrew
PellengérHungarian
PilorioIdo
GognaItalian
さらし台Japanese
KaakLow German
StillchenLuxembourgish
срамен столбMacedonian
столб на срамотMacedonian
GapestokkNorwegian
gapestokkNorwegian Bokmål
GapestokkNorwegian Nynorsk
sweorcopsOld English (ca. 450-1100)
sweorscaculOld English (ca. 450-1100)
تختهبندPersian
PręgierzPolish
Stâlpul infamieiRomanian
Позорный столбRussian
PranierSlovak
stĺp hanbySlovak
prangerSlovenian
Sramotilni steberSlovenian
steber za bičanjeSlovenian
SkampåleSwedish
pellengerTurkish
Ганебний стовпUkrainian
KaakWestern Frisian
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