A crusading knight’s treasure is supposedly buried in Windrich’s Wood at Oldřichov. On Corpus Christi the earth opens and the riches can be carried out. The legend tells of the knight Wolfgang, who returned from a crusade in a gloomy mood. His wife secretly learned that he had killed two Saracens and hidden their treasure in the cellar. After his death she had the treasure carried out and buried in the woods.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
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- Place
- Děčín
- Municipality / starting point
- Děčín
- District / region
- Not stated in the sources
- Country
- Not specified in the sources
- Distance and direction
- 24 km NE of Ústí nad Labem
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SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 94
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.