Stranglers, also called Huckaufs, lived in an isolated building between Rejštejn and Kašperské Hory. They were sprites in the form of old little men who took revenge on people. They often occur in the region’s old German legends. (See Mikulov.)
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Rejštejn
- Municipality / starting point
- Rejštejn
- District / region
- Klatovy
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 11 km S of Sušice
Approximate location on the map
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Approximate location · municipality or area search. The distance comes from the sources, not a currently calculated route.
SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 298
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.