By order of Emperor Charles IV, the surrounding villages had a feudal obligation to supply songbirds for the castle’s surroundings, especially the so-called Nightingale Path below it. He is said to have ordered this in honour of Queen Blanche and her firstborn daughter, so that the princess would hear the language of birds from her earliest childhood.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Křivoklát- Hrad
- Municipality / starting point
- Křivoklát
- District / region
- Rakovník
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 13 km SE of Rakovníka (Rakovník)
Approximate location on the map
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Approximate location · municipality or area search. The distance comes from the sources, not a currently calculated route.
SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 188
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.