Tajemná místaATLAS OF STORIES AND LEGENDS
Rumburk · STORY FROM THE ATLAS

The buried chest

Beside the road leading south from Rumburk to Studánka, Frenzelsberg hill (474 m) rises on the left. Its summit already lies on German territory. On its western slope, on the Czech side, stand rocks beneath which a chest full of treasure is said to be buried. It can be recovered only before sunrise.

WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE

Location and map

Place
Rumburk
Municipality / starting point
Rumburk
District / region
Děčín
Country
Czechia
Distance and direction
15 km NW of Varnsdorfu

Beside the road leading south from Rumburk to Studánka, Frenzelsberg hill (474 m) rises on the left. Its summit already lies on German territory. On its western slope, on the Czech side, stand rocks beneath which a chest full of treasure is said to be buried. It can be recovered only before sunrise.

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SOURCES OF THE STORY

Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 305

This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.

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