Around 1630 the lord's captain Vejrych of Gemsenfels lived on a manorial farm in the old district of Jilem. He was supposedly skilled in black magic. His ghost haunted the place after death. A carriage drove at night from Hrabačov to Jilem, later even three carriages, carrying Vejrych's spirit and other black apparitions. Eventually a knacker from Pecka managed to banish his ghost, and it ceased to appear.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Jilemnice
- Municipality / starting point
- Jilemnice
- District / region
- Semily
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 8 km W of Vrchlabí
Approximate location on the map
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SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 151
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.