The castle ruin has an elongated polygonal ground plan with two cylindrical corner bastions. According to legend, a malicious giant once lived there. He terrorised the surrounding area until the townspeople of Ústí nad Labem finally beat him to death.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Blansko (Blankenštejn) - Hrad
- Municipality / starting point
- Blansko (Blankenštejn)
- District / region
- Ústí nad Labem
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 9 km NE of Ústí nad Labem
Approximate location on the map
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SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 60
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.