In 1425, during the Hussite Wars, the Hussites captured priest Jiří Rohovlád and chaplain Kliment, placed them in a pitch-coated barrel and burned them at St George’s Gate. Strange lights appeared here at night and angels were allegedly heard singing. Grass never grew on the spot. A cross was later erected. The gate was demolished in 1885.
Location and map
- Place
- Nymburk
- Municipality / starting point
- Nymburk
- District / region
- Not stated in the sources
- Country
- Not specified in the sources
- Distance and direction
- 8 km NW of Poděbrad
In 1425, during the Hussite Wars, the Hussites captured priest Jiří Rohovlád and chaplain Kliment, placed them in a pitch-coated barrel and burned them at St George’s Gate. Strange lights appeared here at night and angels were allegedly heard singing. Grass never grew on the spot. A cross was later erected. The gate was demolished in 1885.
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 242
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.