The local Rococo château was built in honour of Maria Manriquez of Lara and Mendoza, widow of Vratislav of Pernštejn, and a folk corruption of her name also gave the village its name. Romantic and ghostly legends circulated about the château. The White Lady who walks here is the ghost of a murdered young woman who refused to submit to depraved noblemen during wild orgies. The château inspired A. Jirásek’s play The Lantern.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Mendryka
- Municipality / starting point
- Mendryka
- District / region
- Svitavy
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 9 km SE of Litomyšle
Approximate location on the map
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SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 218
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.