Krystyna Ceynowa
Krystyna Ceynowa | |
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| Born | c. 1785 |
| Died | 1836 (aged 50–51) |
| Cause of death | Bludgeoning |
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| Era | Polish Enlightenment |
| Known for | Last person in Poland to be lynched for witchcraft |
Krystyna Ceynowa, also spelled as Cejnowa (b. c. 1785 – d. 1836), was an ethnic Kashubian victim of murder by lynching and an alleged witch. Accused of sorcery, she was subjected to the ordeal of water and drowned in Ceynowa (today Chałupy). She was the last person in Poland and among the last people in Europe to be subjected to lynching on the grounds of sorcery and witchcraft.