The cemetery church of St Giles, formerly the parish church, stands here with a Romanesque westwork dating from the late 12th century. It contains whitewashed murals, including St Christopher. An underground passage is said to lead from Milevsko’s deanery to the forest near Zbislav, where a castle allegedly once stood. The place is still called Na zámcích, “At the Castles”.
Location and map
- Place
- Milevsko
- Municipality / starting point
- Milevsko
- District / region
- Písek
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 23 km W of Tábora
The cemetery church of St Giles, formerly the parish church, stands here with a Romanesque westwork dating from the late 12th century. It contains whitewashed murals, including St Christopher. An underground passage is said to lead from Milevsko’s deanery to the forest near Zbislav, where a castle allegedly once stood. The place is still called Na zámcích, “At the Castles”.
The link searches for Milevsko and its surroundings. The sources do not establish the precise point of this legend.
Approximate location · municipality or area search. The distance comes from the sources, not a currently calculated route.
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 221
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.