Erfurt latrine disaster
| Native name | Erfurter Latrinensturz |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 July 1184 |
| Venue | Erfurt Cathedral |
| Location | Erfurt, Mainz Electorate, Holy Roman Empire |
| Cause | Floor collapse due to excessive load |
| Deaths | ~60 |
On 26 July 1184, in the German city of Erfurt, approximately sixty local nobles died when the floor of a building collapsed through the ground floor and into the latrine cesspit below. They were attending a Hoftag ("court day") conducted by King Henry VI when their combined weight caused the floor of the building to collapse. Some of the attendees drowned in human waste after falling into the cesspit.