13th–14th centuries
Black Death Massacres in Switzerland
1349·Saint-Gall
Toll
inconnu
The toll is reproduced exactly as the source states it — never rounded, never added to another. Tolls overlap from one event to the next.
the community burned
The community of Saint-Gall was burned during the Black Death.
The abbey town is among those where Jews were put to death following trials conducted around Lake Constance; the Swiss cities then almost unanimously forbade themselves from receiving them.
- Period :
- 13th–14th centuries
- Type :
- Massacre
- Region :
- Western Europe
- Country :
- Suisse
Sources
Actes des procès suisses ; Graus, Pest, Geissler, Judenmorde.