An abandoned house has been standing for several years in Jaśkowice near Byczyna in Opole. In 1947 there was a terrible tragedy that changed the history of the building once and for all. The history of the house in Jaśkowice gives the shivers of many a tough guy. The inhabitants of a small town talk about this house ... only in a whisper. What happened in the building haunted today? What tragedies happened in the area? This is the story of the house in Jaśkowice, which is avoided by most people.
The history of the house in Jaśkowice near Byczyna. Is the building haunted?
House in Jaśkowice - a murder that shocked the neighborhood
Oftentimes, it is not easy to get to abandoned, haunted places. First, some of them are closely guarded. Secondly, some of them are already in such a deplorable condition that there is no way to enter them. And thirdly, the stories of many of these places are so terrifying that they effectively scare away tourists. Some people like to look into buildings that once witnessed dramatic stories. One of the spookiest places in Poland is definitely a house in Jaśkowice - a small town in the Opole Voivodeship. The tragedy that happened here was always remembered by the inhabitants of Jaśkowice.
When entering the Catholic cemetery in Byczyna, it is impossible not to notice the old, damaged gate. Right next to it, you can find the grave of a couple from Jaśkowice, who was brutally murdered in 1947. The inhabitants of Jaśkowice speak of this crime in low voices. Even before the outbreak of World War II, Jan P. and his wife Wiktoria lived in a small house in Jaśkowice. At first, the man lived in a house near Olesno, but he fell in love with Victoria and decided to move to another place with the woman. He built a house on the outskirts of Jaśkowice on his own. It was supposed to be a shared oasis of marriage. A house where they will live to a peaceful old age.
On October 2, 1947, Wiktoria went to her neighbor. Her friend hosted a stranger who stayed with her for a few days - he was looking for a place to stay because he had nowhere to go. The mysterious man overheard the women's conversation. He learned that Wiktoria and her husband lived in a house nearby. When night fell, the stranger entered the house of the couple, who were asleep at the time, through a window in the workshop. He murdered Jan and Victoria with an ax, leaving them lying on the bed. He robbed his marriage, took his bicycle and family photos from the house, and then escaped.
What happened after the terrible crime in Jaśkowice?
The mysterious man was stopped in Polanowice by the civic guard, who noticed the suspect's strange behavior. The murderer landed at the police station in Byczyna. It was then established that the man had escaped from the nearby prison - he had landed there earlier for stealing various valuables from the inhabitants of the village of Roszkowice. The policemen became especially interested in the photos of the couple that the detainee had with him. After interrogating the suspect, the policemen went to the house in Jaśkowice. The man swore that the people in the photo were his family, with whom he stayed overnight. What the policemen saw on the spot made their knees buckle under them. The bodies of Jan and Victoria lying on the bed were in such a condition that it was difficult to identify the marriage. The mysterious murderer was sentenced to rubbish. The execution took place in January 1949.
What happened next? Has the house in Jaśkowice been abandoned since then? Well, no, many people later lived in the house of a brutally murdered couple. However, no family managed to stay in it for long. In the evenings, the figures of Jan and Victoria appeared in the bedroom, going to bed each night. The house was also extremely cold, despite the constant burning in the stove. The groans of the dying couple were also clearly heard every evening. No wonder no family has been able to stay home longer. The building has been up for sale for many years. However, no one is interested in buying an abandoned, haunted house. Even though a terrible crime was committed here more than half a century ago, the house still stands deserted and terrifying.
Unlucky Jaśkowice? See what has happened in the vicinity of the Opole town over the years
The cruel murders of Nazi criminals
When World War II broke out, a huge number of murders took place in the vicinity of Jaśkowice, which the Nazis committed on local children. Before the Germans invaded the village, however, a huge panic broke out among the people. Everyone was horrified by the stories of cruel Nazis who killed children and adults who opposed Germany. The inhabitants of the neighboring villages were spreading among themselves that the Nazis were killing children in front of their parents. To avoid a similar fate, panicked young couples began ... murdering their own children. Later they committed suicide, unable to live on. This is exactly what happened in a small grove near Byczyna.
In October 1939, the village of "Mrówka" was located near today's Byczyna (in the Opolskie Voivodeship). A woman with three children lived there. One morning, when she heard loud gunshots coming from a nearby forest, she dressed her children in pajamas and ran out into the field with them. She was running towards Byczyna, assuming that she might not have time to hide. However, she did not want to let the Germans organize a bloody game with the participation of her children. On the way, she found a small grove. It was there that she pulled out a knife and slit the throats of her older children. She took the youngest baby in her arms and then hung it on a shawl on the nearest tree. Moments later, she committed suicide by slitting her own veins. When, after some time, one of the locals made a macabre discovery in the vicinity of the grove, the woman and her children were buried there. Their graves are said to be there to this day - although you have to search carefully to find them.
The residents of Byczyna say that you can meet a woman and her children in the vicinity of the grove every day. They usually stand as ghosts on a nearby road, sadly hanging down their heads. Sometimes it happens that the road passes through it. You can also hear a baby crying in the vicinity, coming from the grove. In order to calm the spirits, the inhabitants of Byczyna sometimes leave various toys at the edge of the field. Supposedly, you can still find damaged doll fragments lying there in the mud.
Burning a witch - the terror of the inhabitants of Byczyna
Did anything else happen in the vicinity of Jaśkowice and Byczyna in Opole? It turns out… yes. Before the outbreak of World War II, and even World War I, a witch hunt was organized in the surrounding areas. In the 15th century, a young woman was burnt alive between Byczyna and the village of Nasale. It was believed that the girl who lived with her mother at today's ul. Floriańska in Byczyna is ... a witch. The origins of the young woman have never been established. It was known, however, that she worked as a servant and was an exceptionally beautiful lady. It was the girl's beauty that caused her trouble. The old lady for whom the girl worked accused her of enchanting her husband - the man fell in love with the maid. The young and innocent woman was considered a witch who casts love spells on the local men. Therefore, she was sentenced to be burned alive at the stake. The trial took place on a nearby hill. The witch was transported there in a cage so that she could not escape.
Before the girl burned, however, in front of the whole village, she managed to shout that she would return. That is why there is a cross on the hill that blocks the devil's power and the witch's curse. In the vicinity of the cross, you can hear the disturbing murmur of trees and moans that come out from under the ground. The legend of Byczyna says that if the cross was destroyed or fell, the woman burned at the stake would certainly return to the city.
Bibliography:
Kidger Rebecca E .: Ghosts. Stories about haunted places and people, Rea Publishing House, Konstancin-Jeziorna 2012
Robert David Chase: The Visitation. True Stories, Replika Publishing House, Poznań 2019
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