Houska's most famous legend tells of a bottomless fissure leading to hell. The castle chapel was supposedly built directly over it as a symbolic stopper. Tales add demonic apparitions, underground spaces and mysterious beings.
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- Place
- Houska
- Municipality / starting point
- Houska
- District / region
- Česká Lípa
- Country
- Czechia
- Location in the sources
- Houska Castle
Houska's most famous legend tells of a bottomless fissure leading to hell. The castle chapel was supposedly built directly over it as a symbolic stopper. Tales add demonic apparitions, underground spaces and mysterious beings.
Approximate location on the map
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SOURCES OF THE STORYThis legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.