West of Košťálov on a hill lie scant ruins of a 14th-century Gothic castle already deserted in the 16th century. A treasure is supposedly hidden there. The ghost of Countess Markéta Slavatová, née Smiřická, guards it. Greed drove her to kill her brother and sister. Her spirit finds no rest in the grave and wanders the ruins.
Location and map
- Place
- Košťálov- Hrad
- Municipality / starting point
- Košťálov
- District / region
- Semily
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 8 km SE of Semil
West of Košťálov on a hill lie scant ruins of a 14th-century Gothic castle already deserted in the 16th century. A treasure is supposedly hidden there. The ghost of Countess Markéta Slavatová, née Smiřická, guards it. Greed drove her to kill her brother and sister. Her spirit finds no rest in the grave and wanders the ruins.
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 177
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.