Tajemná místaATLAS OF STORIES AND LEGENDS
Hradec Králové · STORY FROM THE ATLAS

A château in a pond

Between the Prague suburb and the village of Kukleny there used to be a small, inconspicuous pond said to be bottomless. An enchanted château supposedly lay within it. On Easter Sunday bells were heard from the pond and pillars of fire rose from the water. At that time two enchanted maidens, accompanied by a dragon, always went from the château to its chapel. At least, this is the account given by J. V. Grohmann, a collector of Czech legends in the previous century.

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Hradec Králové
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Hradec Králové
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Distance and direction
101 km E of Prahy

Between the Prague suburb and the village of Kukleny there used to be a small, inconspicuous pond said to be bottomless. An enchanted château supposedly lay within it. On Easter Sunday bells were heard from the pond and pillars of fire rose from the water. At that time two enchanted maidens, accompanied by a dragon, always went from the château to its…

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SOURCES OF THE STORY

Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 122

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

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