Case information
Incident date Apr 8, 2025
Country Germany
Place Odenwald Categories Social Hostility / Intolerance Perpetrator / Motive Indicators Hate Crime & Violent Incidents Vandalism (all) Vandalism of Church Bias Indicators Lack of Other Motive Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community Response of Local Authorities Case information
Incident date Apr 8, 2025
Country Germany
Place Odenwald Categories Social Hostility / Intolerance Perpetrator / Motive Indicators Hate Crime & Violent Incidents Vandalism (all) Vandalism of Church Bias Indicators Lack of Other Motive Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community Response of Local Authorities Image credit: Schweinberg church, Nemracc CC BY-SA 3.0 In the Odenwald region, several churches were attacked by vandals. At a church in Schweinberg, the stucco decoration on the high altar was broken off and thrown to the ground. Vandals also left cigarette butts and damaged collection boxes.
