According to legend, the oldest surviving wooden church in the Czech lands, Our Lady under the Lime Trees, dating from 1449, was founded by a pagan maiden. As a sign of her complete renunciation of paganism, she wove a wreath intertwined with her own hair, which was displayed here until recently. People said that anyone who picked it up mockingly or tore anything from it would soon see a ghost in an unpredictable form and be mercilessly punished.
Location and map
- Place
- Broumov
- Municipality / starting point
- Broumov
- District / region
- Náchod
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 10 km NE of Police nad Metují
According to legend, the oldest surviving wooden church in the Czech lands, Our Lady under the Lime Trees, dating from 1449, was founded by a pagan maiden. As a sign of her complete renunciation of paganism, she wove a wreath intertwined with her own hair, which was displayed here until recently. People said that anyone who picked it up mockingly or tore…
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 74
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.