The ghost of a former cottager named Bernádek appears here at night. At first he was a pious man, attending church and praying every Sunday. On returning home, he took off his clothes and threw them at the wall, where they supposedly remained hanging. One day at church he saw the Devil on a window, writing down what people were saying. The cottager laughed. When he got home and threw his clothes at the wall as usual, they no longer stayed there. Furious, he resolved to blaspheme as much as possible. He made shoes from bread and put them on. At his very first step, a fiery sow ran beneath him. Ever since, he has sat upon her and haunted the place.
Location and map
- Place
- Rohozná
- Municipality / starting point
- Rohozná
- District / region
- Svitavy
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 13 km SW of Svitav (Svitavy)
The ghost of a former cottager named Bernádek appears here at night. At first he was a pious man, attending church and praying every Sunday. On returning home, he took off his clothes and threw them at the wall, where they supposedly remained hanging. One day at church he saw the Devil on a window, writing down what people were saying. The cottager laughed.…
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 299
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.