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

Treasure and an Apparition on Sladovka

The Sladový potok stream flows around the town, with the Sladovka slope rising above it. Beneath the slope, on the stream bank, stands the so-called execution stone, where beheadings took place long ago. The ghost of a headless young man appears here. He walks with his hands clasped and his severed head under his arm. After heavy rain, in the evening, one must strike all the boulders on Sladovka. Whichever gives a metallic ring is said to contain a hidden treasure.

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Place
Benešov
Municipality / starting point
Benešov
District / region
Not stated in the sources
Country
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Distance and direction
38 km SE of Prahy
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SOURCES OF THE STORY

Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 55

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

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