Beneath St Anne’s Chapel at the isolated Hamr farm northeast of town, a ghost called the Lantern walks at night. It is said to be the former farm owner, who refused to surrender his wealth to Swedish soldiers and led them around the area by lantern-light. They killed him, and his spirit has wandered here ever since, searching for money.
Location and map
- Place
- Pelhřimov
- Municipality / starting point
- Pelhřimov
- District / region
- Not stated in the sources
- Country
- Not specified in the sources
- Distance and direction
- 44 km E of Tábora
Beneath St Anne’s Chapel at the isolated Hamr farm northeast of town, a ghost called the Lantern walks at night. It is said to be the former farm owner, who refused to surrender his wealth to Swedish soldiers and led them around the area by lantern-light. They killed him, and his spirit has wandered here ever since, searching for money.
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 252
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.