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Hagen — The Ghost of the Amerika Quarries

A tramping legend tells of a German soldier named Hagen who supposedly hid after the war in the extensive tunnels of the Amerika quarries. The story gradually became that of an underground ghost. Its best-known part concerns an old mine gong, whose ringing supposedly summons misfortune.

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Place
Mořina
Municipality / starting point
Mořina
District / region
Beroun
Country
Czechia
Location in the sources
Amerika quarries

A tramping legend tells of a German soldier named Hagen who supposedly hid after the war in the extensive tunnels of the Amerika quarries. The story gradually became that of an underground ghost. Its best-known part concerns an old mine gong, whose ringing supposedly summons misfortune.

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This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.

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