The castle was founded by the Knights Templar. Among the evidence was a wall painting still known in the eighteenth century in a room on the second floor of the northern château wing. A treasure hidden in the old banqueting hall is also mentioned. Its location was indicated by a painted Moor with a lantern and a procession of Templars. A château clerk supposedly stole it after deciphering the mysterious clues in the mural. Another version of the legend speaks directly of a Templar’s ghost guarding the treasure.
Location and map
- Place
- Blatná
- Municipality / starting point
- Blatná
- District / region
- Strakonice
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 23 km NW of Písku
The castle was founded by the Knights Templar. Among the evidence was a wall painting still known in the eighteenth century in a room on the second floor of the northern château wing. A treasure hidden in the old banqueting hall is also mentioned. Its location was indicated by a painted Moor with a lantern and a procession of Templars. A château clerk…
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 61
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.