Halshany Castle Ruins

Hrodna oblast · Vitryssland · Castle ruin

In the ruins of the Sapieha castle at Halshany walks the Black Monk – the youth who loved a princess and was walled into the masonry for his daring.

Of the Sapieha family's grand castle at Halshany, only crumbling brick ruins remain today – but its most famous resident never moved out. According to legend, a poor young man fell in love with princess Hanna Halshanskaya and stole to their meetings disguised in a monk's habit. When the princess's furious family exposed him, he was walled up alive in the castle wall. Ever since, the Black Monk walks the ruins – a dark hooded figure appearing at dusk, who has earned Halshany its reputation as the most haunted place in Belarus.

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Hvor ligger Halshany Castle Ruins?

Halshany Castle Ruins ligger i Hrodna oblast, Vitryssland.