Below the castle, fairies appear to travellers, also mentioned in J. Kollár’s poem: “There around Strečno, the road is dangerous…” These fairies lured travellers into the Váh and drowned them.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Strečno- Hrad
- Municipality / starting point
- Strečno
- District / region
- Žilina
- Country
- Slovakia
- Location in the sources
- Not specified in the sources.
Approximate location on the map
The link searches for Strečno and its surroundings. The sources do not establish the precise point of this legend.
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 327
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.