It supposedly received its name, Ingratitude, when Charles IV captured and destroyed it to punish the lords of Rýzmburk for refusing feudal dues. Lady Agáta, mindful of their services to the Bohemian crown, lamented the loss so loudly that people in Žlutice heard her cry, 'What ingratitude!' The remains on a high basalt rock on Zámecký Hill are surrounded by many treasure legends. Hunters have repeatedly dug through the extensive rubble.
Location and map
- Place
- Žlutice
- Municipality / starting point
- Žlutice
- District / region
- Karlovy Vary
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 14 km NE of Toužimi
It supposedly received its name, Ingratitude, when Charles IV captured and destroyed it to punish the lords of Rýzmburk for refusing feudal dues. Lady Agáta, mindful of their services to the Bohemian crown, lamented the loss so loudly that people in Žlutice heard her cry, 'What ingratitude!' The remains on a high basalt rock on Zámecký Hill are surrounded…
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 391
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.