A Gothic chest in a side chapel of St Lawrence's church bears an old inscription showing it once served Charles IV for storing saints' relics. It later belonged to the Chanovský, Dlouhoveský and Častolar families, kept first at Rabí castle and later here. Whenever a family member was to die, the chest announced it with a peculiar loud knock of its own accord.
Location and map
- Place
- Kraselov
- Municipality / starting point
- Kraselov
- District / region
- Strakonice
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 8 km SW of Strakonic
A Gothic chest in a side chapel of St Lawrence's church bears an old inscription showing it once served Charles IV for storing saints' relics. It later belonged to the Chanovský, Dlouhoveský and Častolar families, kept first at Rabí castle and later here. Whenever a family member was to die, the chest announced it with a peculiar loud knock of its own…
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 181
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.