Blatce, Czechia (folk tale)

Houska Castle: The Gate to Hell

Folklore — not a documented case

Houska Castle north of Prague is said to have been built over a bottomless chasm, a gateway to hell, in order to seal it shut.

About fifty kilometres north of Prague, on a wooded rock outcrop, stands Houska Castle, home to one of the eeriest legends in Czechia. According to the tales, the castle was built over a chasm with no visible bottom, a gateway to hell, and its purpose was not to keep attackers out but to keep something within from getting out.

The stories in this section are folk tales and legends; they are not verified, real events and should not be confused with the rest of the archive.

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