According to a local legend and the opinion of some earlier historians, Telč belonged to the Templars in the thirteenth century. They supposedly founded the inner town as a water fortress and built a massive watchtower by the upper gate.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Telč
- Municipality / starting point
- Telč
- District / region
- Jihlava
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 25 km S of Jihlavy
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 338
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.