Beneath the ruins of Věžka Castle near Druztová is supposedly a secret passage leading to an underground pond, about halfway along. A duck sits there on golden eggs. Instructions for obtaining them say that one must first hear three Masses, then bathe in the underground pool and finally walk straight to the duck's nest while continuously reciting incantations aloud. The duck rises and permits the eggs to be taken. It supposedly lays others later. Other treasures are buried here too, but anyone trying to dig them up is said to die on the third day, because a harmful green flame blows over them.
Location and map
- Place
- Věžka- Hrad
- Municipality / starting point
- Věžka
- District / region
- Plzeň-sever
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 7 km NE of Plzně
Beneath the ruins of Věžka Castle near Druztová is supposedly a secret passage leading to an underground pond, about halfway along. A duck sits there on golden eggs. Instructions for obtaining them say that one must first hear three Masses, then bathe in the underground pool and finally walk straight to the duck's nest while continuously reciting…
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 364
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.