Near Dolní Chřibská, now part of Chřibská, rise sandstone rocks, one section popularly called Pustý zámek. The sparse ruins of Chřibská's Karlštejn castle stand here. Its secluded location was particularly suited to the robber knights who owned it. One supposedly hid his treasure underground. A widespread local tale tells of a poor widow who obtained part of the golden hoard. On Palm Sunday she climbed to the ruin with her little son and found an open entrance underground. Dazzled by gold, she forgot the child and carried some treasure into daylight. Suddenly the rock closed with the child still inside. The mother had to wait until the following Easter to be reunited with him.
Location and map
- Place
- Chřibská
- Municipality / starting point
- Chřibská
- District / region
- Děčín
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 9 km NE of České Kamenice
Near Dolní Chřibská, now part of Chřibská, rise sandstone rocks, one section popularly called Pustý zámek. The sparse ruins of Chřibská's Karlštejn castle stand here. Its secluded location was particularly suited to the robber knights who owned it. One supposedly hid his treasure underground. A widespread local tale tells of a poor widow who obtained part…
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 137
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.