In December nights the Wild Hunt haunted the forest near Merklín in the Přeštice area. Something dark could be seen rolling between the trees, accompanied by barking dogs. The Wild Huntsman’s ghost appeared, offering a share of the hunt. Anyone accepting the game would become one of the ghosts.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Merklín
- Municipality / starting point
- Merklín
- District / region
- Plzeň-jih
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 10 km W of Přeštic
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 218
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.