Judenstein (" Jew stone") is a district of the village of Rinn,

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, in the state of

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. In 1671, the

blood libel Blood libel or ritual murder libel (also blood accusation) is an antisemitic canardTurvey, Brent E. ''Criminal Profiling: An Introduction to Behavioral Evidence Analysis'', Academic Press, 2008, p. 3. "Blood libel: An accusation of ritual mur ...

cult of Anderl von Rinn emerged, and a

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was built around a rock where a child (Anderl, "Little Andrew") had allegedly been killed by Jews in a ritual murder, hence the place name.Blood libel cult of Anderl von Rinn
/ref> There is a large stone within the nave of the church which was probably brought in from elsewhere, since there are no other large freestanding stones in the immediate neighbourhood, although there were at the time when the church was built. The church is lavishly decorated with paintings and mouldings in

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style that are said to have been made in the 1730s. The same style of elaborate decoration can be seen in a number of churches in the area, for example in nearby Rinn, which is even more ornate, and notably in

Innsbruck Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the ...

Nearby municipalities

Judenstein is close to the municipalities of

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, Mooshöfe, Rinn, Mount Rinn,

Tulfes Tulfes is a municipality in the district of Innsbruck-Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol (state), Tyrol, located 12 km east of Innsbruck and 6 km above Hall in Tirol. The village was mentioned as “Tellevo” for the first time in 1240. ...

Aldrans Aldrans is a municipality in the Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol (state), Tyrol (Austria) at an altitude of , which had an area of and 2,496 inhabitants as January 2015. Geography The village is on a highlands terrace southeast of Innsbruck, cros ...

, Ampass,

Ellbögen Ellbögen is a community in the district of Innsbruck Land and lies 12 km south of Innsbruck. It is a scattered village located on the eastern valley side of the Wipptal The Wipp Valley (german: Wipptal) is an Alpine valley in Tyrol, Aus ...

, Rans, Sistrans,

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Absam Absam is a municipality in the Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol (state), Tyrol (Austria) situated at an altitude of 632 m, which had an area of 51.92 km2 and 6,776 inhabitants as January 2015. Geography Absam is 15 km from Innsbruck, ...

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, Mils, Rum, and

References

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