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The Ghostly Croatian Soldier

An old legend says a Croatian soldier’s ghost in a red coat and Turkish turban appears by the Chapel of Our Lady of Klatovy beside the Plzeň road.

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Place
Planá
Municipality / starting point
Planá
District / region
Tachov
Country
Czechia
Distance and direction
11 km S of Mariánských Lázní

An old legend says a Croatian soldier’s ghost in a red coat and Turkish turban appears by the Chapel of Our Lady of Klatovy beside the Plzeň road.

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SOURCES OF THE STORY

Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 256

This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.

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