During the witch hunts in the 17th century, in which today European country was only one woman burned for witchcraft?

The Dutch Republic (modern-day Netherlands) is notable for having executed only one woman by burning for witchcraft. The only recorded case was that of Anna Muggen in 1613 in the town of Laar (now in Germany, but then part of the Dutch Republic).

In April 1608, she had a row with a shoemaker, and cursed him after a disagreement of price. The shoemaker reported her to the authorities for sorcery because of her curse, and she was arrested and put on trial. The trial was very swift, as Anna Muggen reportedly freely admitted her guilt. She was sentenced guilty as charged to be executed with strangulation on 29 May 1608, after which her body was burnt at the stake and then buried outside the city walls.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Muggen


While executions for witchcraft were more common elsewhere in Europe, the Netherlands was relatively sceptical about witch trials, and most accused witches were either acquitted or given lesser sentences. By the mid-17th century, witch trials had almost completely disappeared from the Netherlands, while they continued in other parts of Europe.

Why were there so few executions of witches in the Netherlands? Hard to say, but several reasons have been suggested:

* The Dutch Republic was influenced by a legal scepticism towards witch trials.
* The Carolina Code (1532) of the Holy Roman Empire, which influenced Dutch law, required strict evidence, making it more difficult to convict witches.
* The Dutch Reformed Church was less supportive of witchcraft than Catholic and Lutheran regions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch_trials_in_the_early_modern_period

Great answer,i knew only of a case in Iceland, then part of the Kingdom of Denmark.


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thuridur_Olafsdottir