Strange wailing and noise occasionally come from Stříbro’s town hall, dating to 1543 and rebuilt in 1589. It is haunted by the souls of executed criminals who looted the town during the plague around 1725, protecting themselves from infection with a sponge soaked in spiced vinegar.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Stříbro
- Municipality / starting point
- Stříbro
- District / region
- Tachov
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 30 km W of Plzně
Approximate location on the map
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SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 328
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.