According to an entry in the memorial book of the Protivín parish (volume 1, January 1718), a local innkeeper was fined for spreading “godless talk” about the estate steward Záhorka. V. A. J. Záhorka, the cruel steward of the Schwarzenbergs’ Protivín estate, was supposedly seen after his death on the dam of Švarcenberk Pond, whose construction he had overseen while oppressing the labourers obliged to work there. A black dog appeared with his ghost.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Protivín
- Municipality / starting point
- Protivín
- District / region
- Písek
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 7 km NE of Vodňan
Approximate location on the map
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SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 287
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.