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Narrenturm (Tower of Fools) may refer to:
- Narrenturm (novel), a fantasy novel by Andrzej Sapkowski
- Narrenturm (hospital), the world's first psychiatric hospital, located in Vienna, Austria
Narrenturm is a novel written by the Polish fantasy writer Andrzej Sapkowski. It tells the story of Reinmar of Bielawa, also called Reynevan von Bielau. The action takes place in Silesia in 1425, at the time of the Hussite Wars.
The setting is mostly historical, with some historical characters and descriptions of particular locations. Fantasy elements include occasional magical feats, artifacts, and non-human characters. The German word Narrenturm means The Tower of Fools, a tower in which, in Middle Ages, people suffering from rare and mental diseases were isolated.
Next volumes in the series:
- Boży bojownicy
- Lux perpetua
The Narrenturm (Fool's Tower) in Vienna is continental Europe's oldest building for the accommodation of mental patients. Built in 1784, it is next to the site of the old Vienna General Hospital (today a university campus), and is now home to the Federal Pathologic-Anatomical Museum Vienna .