The local lord, Jan Šmádlo Kounický of Ritterstein, owned a manor farm in the village. It occupied the site of today’s houses nos. 37 and 55, still called Ve dvoře, “At the Court”. Extensive cellars also survive, now partly walled up. Local tradition says Lord Šmádlo signed a pact with the devil. Many legends are told about him. He was supposedly a sorcerer in life, and his ghost appeared here after death.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Nahořany
- Municipality / starting point
- Nahořany
- District / region
- Náchod
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 4 km W of Nového Města nad Metují
Approximate location on the map
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SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 231
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.