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

The apparition of a monk

At the former château, later used as the town hall, the so-called Monk's Courtyard is shown. A relief on one wall depicts a monk with severed head and hands. It recalls the time when the château was being built. According to legend a monk was walled in there, and his ghost later appeared whenever danger threatened the town. He always walked from the town hall to the barracks, formerly the Jesuit monastery, where he vanished. He supposedly appeared in 1832, and three days later the town burned down.

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Chomutov
Municipality / starting point
Chomutov
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Distance and direction
22 km NW of Žatce
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SOURCES OF THE STORY

Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 132

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

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