Tajemná místaATLAS OF STORIES AND LEGENDS
Kopidlno · STORY FROM THE ATLAS

The legend of the rarášek

Nearby Běchary, two kilometres east, is the setting of the best-known rarášek spirit tale, as recounted by K. J. Erben in his Czech Fairy Tales and Legends.

WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE

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Place
Kopidlno
Municipality / starting point
Kopidlno
District / region
Jičín
Country
Czechia
Distance and direction
13 km SW of Jičína

Nearby Běchary, two kilometres east, is the setting of the best-known rarášek spirit tale, as recounted by K. J. Erben in his Czech Fairy Tales and Legends.

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SOURCES OF THE STORY

Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 172

This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.

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