Tajemná místaATLAS OF STORIES AND LEGENDS
Polná · STORY FROM THE ATLAS

Treasure in the Château

Somewhere in Polná Château, a treasure is said to be walled up in a great iron chest. According to legend, it was sealed in by the two sons of the deaf castle key keeper. The lord later had them killed as inconvenient witnesses. The treasure is supposedly still in the château today.

WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE

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Place
Polná
Municipality / starting point
Polná
District / region
Jihlava
Country
Czechia
Distance and direction
16 km NE of Jihlavy
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SOURCES OF THE STORY

Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 267

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

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