Galgeninsel

The Galgeninsel peninsula lies 550 metres (1,800 ft) east of the island of Hoy and about 200 metres (660 ft) south of the loading sidings of Reutin's goods yard, and covers an area of around 1,600 square metres (17,000 sq ft). The territory of the peninsula belongs to the borough of Lindau and Gemarkung of Reutin. The Galgeninsel was originally the island on which the gallows of the Free Imperial City of Lindau stood. Even today, a hole can be seen in a mighty stone block which once held the heavy gallows post. A 16th-century map still shows the Galgeninsel as an island, but not in the correct geographical location. A view of the town dating to the early 18th century gives no indication of whether it was an island or peninsula at that time, because it only appears at the edge of the picture. An 1836 map still clearly shows the Galgeninsel as an island or several islands. Later maps show the Galgeninsel as a peninsula. By 1856, the remains of a prehistoric settlement were observed in the lake near the Galgeninsel.