The castle of Drahuš, belonging to the Lučané, once stood here. Around 1120 the Benedictine monastery Porta Apostolorum was founded at the site. The town’s name was long explained as a popular corruption of the monastery’s name. Today another explanation has become accepted, already given by Hájek of Libočany: this was a village of people who “postoly prtali,” meaning that they repaired boots.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Postoloprty
- Municipality / starting point
- Postoloprty
- District / region
- Louny
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 8 km W of Loun
Approximate location on the map
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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.