A man known as Micohlav once died here. His ghost supposedly appeared to the mourners even during his funeral. Later he rose from the grave at night, dug up corpses and gnawed them. Several fantastic stories about him circulated locally. When news of his vampiric activities spread, his body was exhumed and an executioner cut off its head at a crossroads. Only then was there peace from the sinister Micohlav.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Žamberk
- Municipality / starting point
- Žamberk
- District / region
- Ústí nad Orlicí
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 18 km E of Kostelce nad Orlicí
Approximate location on the map
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SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 386
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.