These are the names of two rocks near the castle. They inspire fear because they supposedly house the spirits of two women who died in the Váh and have found no peace. A young widow of Strečno Castle is said first to have pushed her rival in love, Margita, into the water, then to have jumped into the Váh herself from the rock called Besná.
Location and map
- Place
- Strečno- Hrad
- Municipality / starting point
- Strečno
- District / region
- Žilina
- Country
- Slovakia
- Location in the sources
- Not specified in the sources.
These are the names of two rocks near the castle. They inspire fear because they supposedly house the spirits of two women who died in the Váh and have found no peace. A young widow of Strečno Castle is said first to have pushed her rival in love, Margita, into the water, then to have jumped into the Váh herself from the rock called Besná.
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Approximate location · municipality or area search. The distance comes from the sources, not a currently calculated route.
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 327
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.