Desecration of monastery quarter

Case information
Incident date
Country
Germany
Place
Bad Herrenalb
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Political
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Christian Building (other)
Place of Incident
  • Christian Building
Bias Indicators
  • Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
  • Pattern or Frequency of Attacks
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
  • Time/Place/Location
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated

Nazi symbols were sprayed in the vicinity of a church in Bad Herrenalb, and a church-affiliated youth bus was also vandalised. The incidents form part of an ongoing series affecting the church environment.

The incidents occurred during the night of 2-3 March 2025 in the Klosterviertel of Bad Herrenalb, where walls were defaced with graffiti, including Nazi-related symbols such as a swastika and numerical codes. The markings were placed in close proximity to the church. In addition, a youth bus belonging to the church community was damaged as part of the same series of incidents.

Parish priest Robert Mađarić Beer expressed concern, stating: “This desecration of our monastery district must finally come to an end!” He also referred to the continuation of the vandalism affecting the area. Police have opened an investigation and are examining the symbols used, while appealing for witnesses.

Picutre: fb of Protestant Church Bad Herrenalb

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