Between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries, a château was built on the site of a Gothic castle. A treasure is supposedly hidden within it, guarded by a vicious black tomcat. Eleonora of Mansfeld had it walled up when French troops fighting Maria Theresa invaded Bohemia.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Horažďovice
- Municipality / starting point
- Horažďovice
- District / region
- Klatovy
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 18 km NW of Strakonic
Approximate location on the map
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Approximate location · municipality or area search. The distance comes from the sources, not a currently calculated route.
SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 115
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.