At night, amid desperate cries and lamentations, the ghost of a little headless man appears among the romantic castle ruins above the Lipno Reservoir, celebrating Mass. In life he was a priest who seduced a woman. As punishment he must say Mass for a thousand years.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Vítkův Hrádek - Hrad
- Municipality / starting point
- Vítkův Hrádek
- District / region
- Český Krumlov
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 22 km SW of Českého Krumlova
Approximate location on the map
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SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 367
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.