An Early Gothic castle stood on Hradisko hill, about two kilometres west of Rožnov. It was demolished by official order in 1539 because it had become a favoured refuge of robbers. Their great treasure is said to have been hidden beneath the castle.
Location and map
- Place
- Rožnov Pod Radhoštěm
- Municipality / starting point
- Rožnov Pod Radhoštěm
- District / region
- Vsetín
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 12 km E of Valašského Meziříčí
An Early Gothic castle stood on Hradisko hill, about two kilometres west of Rožnov. It was demolished by official order in 1539 because it had become a favoured refuge of robbers. Their great treasure is said to have been hidden beneath the castle.
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 304
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.