A secret passage was cut from Svojanov Castle through the Juračka rock massif. Once it was finished, the workers were killed to keep the secret. At night the passage opens and six quarrymen’s spirits seek someone to release them on the surrounding roads. Their mournful cries for help can be heard. They always return to their hard grave in the end. The entrance was filled in, but the surroundings remained gloomy and frightening. Surroundings:
Location and map
- Place
- Svojanov- Hrad
- Municipality / starting point
- Svojanov
- District / region
- Svitavy
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 5 km E of Bystrého
A secret passage was cut from Svojanov Castle through the Juračka rock massif. Once it was finished, the workers were killed to keep the secret. At night the passage opens and six quarrymen’s spirits seek someone to release them on the surrounding roads. Their mournful cries for help can be heard. They always return to their hard grave in the end. The…
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 330
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.