A fortified manor once stood where the rectory is now. A treasure was supposedly placed in the long-drained Podtvrzník pond. The knight Kněžický hid it there in 1423 when Jan Žižka's Taborites marched to capture the stronghold at Velké Kozojedy. It was never found.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Kněžice
- Municipality / starting point
- Kněžice
- District / region
- Poděbrady
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 5 km N of Městce Králové
Approximate location on the map
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SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 167
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.