Near the château an apparition of the former evil burgrave Richter's tall boots appeared every night. They walked around the granary searching for their master. The burgrave long found no rest after death; his body was repeatedly found cast from the grave. A local priest supposedly banished him later.
Location and map
- Place
- Koryčany
- Municipality / starting point
- Koryčany
- District / region
- Kroměříž
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 13 km SE of Bučovic
Near the château an apparition of the former evil burgrave Richter's tall boots appeared every night. They walked around the granary searching for their master. The burgrave long found no rest after death; his body was repeatedly found cast from the grave. A local priest supposedly banished him later.
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 173
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.