ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Hohenasperg

Hohenasperg is a place in Germany where people used to go to prison a long time ago. Imagine Hohenasperg like a big castle with lots of rooms where people stay when they have done something wrong. But it's not a fun place like Disney World, it's a place where people go to be punished for the bad things they did.

Back in the old days, if someone did something wrong like stealing or hurting other people, they would be sent to Hohenasperg as punishment. The people who worked at Hohenasperg would make sure that the bad person stayed in their room and didn't get to leave until they learned their lesson.

It was kind of like a school, but not the kind you enjoy going to, because you couldn't go outside to play with your friends. In Hohenasperg, you would only have a small bed to sleep on, a table to eat at, and a chair to sit on. You didn't get any special toys or games to play with, but sometimes you could have a book to read.

So, Hohenasperg is like a big castle where bad people went to be punished for the bad things they did a long time ago, and it was not a fun place to be.