At a place called Na Jíkalce, where Činěves parish church now stands, there was once a fortified manor. A treasure is said to be hidden here. Before the church was built, before 1723, a wooden bell tower stood at the spot. Whenever someone in the village was about to die, a fiery man appeared on the tower at midnight beforehand and rang the bells.
Location and map
- Place
- Činěves
- Municipality / starting point
- Činěves
- District / region
- Poděbrady
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 12 km NE of Poděbrad
At a place called Na Jíkalce, where Činěves parish church now stands, there was once a fortified manor. A treasure is said to be hidden here. Before the church was built, before 1723, a wooden bell tower stood at the spot. Whenever someone in the village was about to die, a fiery man appeared on the tower at midnight beforehand and rang the bells.
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 92
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.