Once a year at midnight, twelve black knights on horseback appear near the village. They carry with them an iron-bound chest full of gold coins. A local farmer once saw the mysterious riders and crossed himself. At that instant the chest full of money fell in front of him.
Location and map
- Place
- Řitonice
- Municipality / starting point
- Řitonice
- District / region
- Mladá Boleslav
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 12 km E of Mladé Boleslavi
Once a year at midnight, twelve black knights on horseback appear near the village. They carry with them an iron-bound chest full of gold coins. A local farmer once saw the mysterious riders and crossed himself. At that instant the chest full of money fell in front of him.
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 308
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.