Villagers in the area once spoke of bloody shadows wandering through the crumbling walls, driving them away when they prised stones from the old castle. The Wild Hunt also appeared here occasionally, a horde of nocturnal apparitions flying and howling above the ruins. The Wild Hunt is also said to race across nearby Jedlová mountain (774 m), west of Tolštejn, on Ash Wednesday.
Location and map
- Place
- Tolštejn- Hrad
- Municipality / starting point
- Tolštejn
- District / region
- Děčín
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 2 km S of Jiřetína
Villagers in the area once spoke of bloody shadows wandering through the crumbling walls, driving them away when they prised stones from the old castle. The Wild Hunt also appeared here occasionally, a horde of nocturnal apparitions flying and howling above the ruins. The Wild Hunt is also said to race across nearby Jedlová mountain (774 m), west of Tolštejn, on Ash Wednesday.
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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 342
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.