Tajemná místaATLAS OF STORIES AND LEGENDS
Žitenice · STORY FROM THE ATLAS

The Fiery Barrel

Žitenice Château was once the seat of the Vyšehrad provostship. Its courtyard used to be haunted: every night a fiery barrel rolled along the ground.

WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE

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Place
Žitenice
Municipality / starting point
Žitenice
District / region
Litoměřice
Country
Czechia
Distance and direction
3 km NE of Litoměřic
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SOURCES OF THE STORY

Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 390

This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.

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