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

Twelve Golden Apostles

On Easter Sunday 1422, the citizens of Žlutice buried twelve gold statues of apostles to hide them from the Hussites. In the 1920 s a resident searched unsuccessfully. The holes from his digging remain.

WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE

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Place
Žlutice
Municipality / starting point
Žlutice
District / region
Karlovy Vary
Country
Czechia
Distance and direction
14 km NE of Toužimi
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SOURCES OF THE STORY

Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 391

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

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