The ruined tower of St Nicholas’s Church is the fault of a local farmer who harnessed a pair of geese to his plough instead of cattle. They flew up with the plough and farmer and knocked the tip off the church.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Děšenice
- Municipality / starting point
- Děšenice
- District / region
- Klatovy
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 4 km SE of Nýrska
The ruined tower of St Nicholas’s Church is the fault of a local farmer who harnessed a pair of geese to his plough instead of cattle. They flew up with the plough and farmer and knocked the tip off the church.
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SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 95
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.