The path from the railway stop to Staré Ouholice passes through a place called Kalíška. It is haunted. In summer, the sign of a fiery horse's head used to appear, supposedly in memory of a swearing coachman from Podbořany who was killed here by lightning one night.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Veltrusy
- Municipality / starting point
- Veltrusy
- District / region
- Mělník
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 4 km N of Kralup nad Vltavou
Approximate location on the map
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Approximate location · municipality or area search. The distance comes from the sources, not a currently calculated route.
SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 363
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.