The early Gothic Žampach Castle, originally Sandbach or Písečná, was founded on a steep conical hill and rebuilt several times. Under Charles IV it belonged to Jan of Smojno, a robber knight. The emperor besieged and captured it and had Jan executed. His looted treasures supposedly remain beneath the old ruins. A legend of the Devil's Bridge between Žampach and Lanšperk is also associated with the castle. (See Lanšperk.)
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Žampach- Hrad
- Municipality / starting point
- Žampach
- District / region
- Ústí nad Orlicí
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 8 km S of Vamberka
Approximate location on the map
The link searches for Žampach and its surroundings. The sources do not establish the precise point of this legend.
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 386
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.