After 1335 the castle belonged to the Zajíc family, who renamed it Házmburk. Under Jan Zbyněk Zajíc an alchemical laboratory operated here with numerous Italian alchemists. Jan Zbyněk of Házmburk, residing at Budyně, lost all his property through alchemy, which the source attributes particularly to the Italian alchemists and the Jewish practitioners Eliakam of Libochovice, Aron of Litoměřice and Eliud of Třebenice. (See Budyně nad Ohří.)
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Klapý (Házmburk) - Hrad
- Municipality / starting point
- Klapý (Házmburk)
- District / region
- Litoměřice
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 5 km S of Třebenic
Approximate location on the map
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SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 162
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.