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Warning! Don’t rob a grave in a Prague church
A grave-robbing Swedish soldier met with a grim fate in the Thirty Years’ War. The failed attempt of the Swedish army to conquer Prague at the end of the Thirty Years’ War…
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Ghostly goats wander in the Golden City
Among the more curious supernatural apparitions in Prague are some stubborn ghostly goats. Prague at night is a virtual menagerie of spectral animals. There are the mundane yet otherworldly dogs and cats, and the…
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Prague’s cemetery row: history captured in a sculpture garden
The city’s gardens of stone offer a retreat from the overly touristed center. Visitors to Prague can be quickly overwhelmed by how crowded the main tourist attractions are. But the city’s cemetery…
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A French major’s ghost haunts the tunnels of Vyšehrad
The War of Succession left behind a French ghost at Vyšehrad who refuses to accept defeat. Not all soldiers leave after a war. Some are left in faraway graves, while others refuse…
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Two ghosts who nailed it: a pair of grim Prague legends
Malá Strana has two ghosts who suffered painful deaths that involved iron nails. A pair of otherwise unrelated ghosts a few streets apart in Prague’s historical Malá Strana area have something in…
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Using The Tarot of Prague
ABrazilian fan of The Tarot of Prague explains why it is his favorite to read. People from all sorts of backgrounds become involved with Tarot, and also have different reasons for choosing…
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The headless skeletons of Jánský vršek
The mysterious spectres wander the same small group of streets. The area around Prague Castle has quite a few frightening apparitions. Two of the most unsettling are headless skeletons at Jánský vršek,…
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Pierre de Lasenic, a modern occultist led a mysterious life
Books by the 20th-century occultist Pierre de Lasenic remain in print but the man is an enigma. When people think of the occult in Prague, the time of Rudolf II comes to mind. But…
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The creepy Bone Church of Kutná Hora
Bones from 40,000 plague and war victims are in creative sculptures in the Bone Church. The ossuary at Sedlec is generally called the Bone Church, and for good reason. Bones from tens…
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A scary ghost bride stalks motorists at the Nine Crosses exit
A wedding ended in a massacre, and the ghost bride now haunts the D1 motorway. The tale of an unhappy female ghost causing havoc for motorists on the highway is almost universal.…
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Edward Kelley and his Bohemian adventures
British alchemist Edward Kelley went from highs to lows to a premature death in the Rudolfine era. When it comes to alchemists in Bohemia working under Rudolf II, two names stand out:…
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Brno’s St James Ossuary is a spooky underground treasure
Skeletons of 50,000 people were lost under a town square in Moravia’s capital for centuries, There are often surprises when people start looking around a old basement or attic. In 2001, repairs…
