Sovinec was once a mighty, impregnable castle. In the village below stood seven houses linked to it by secret passages. Food and ammunition reached the besieged garrison this way. The houses were called the “seven guardians,” or in German “die sieben Kurfürsten,” the seven electors. After a local blacksmith revealed them and a long siege in 1643, the castle’s defenders surrendered to the Swedes.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Sovinec- Hrad
- Municipality / starting point
- Sovinec
- District / region
- Bruntál
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 15 km NW of Šternberka
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 321
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.