There is also a legend about Castel, described by Milan Belegišanin in his “Dreams of Grassy Towers”:

“Many years ago, the travelling company of Jova Čizmić reached the castle in Ečka. As it was already night, the sipahi’s servants placed them in a separate house in the garden to stay overnight. During the next day, next to the small fountain of the castle, the construction of the stage began. The scenery was put in place at dusk the same day. Three of Sipahi’s daughters followed these preparations with interest, and they paid the most attention to the slender, beautiful young man, half naked, who worked like three men. When night fell, the sipahi took his place with his family and entourage, candles were lit on the stage and the show began.It was light and naive piece about a young girl who is pursued by a lot of suitors, but she rejects them all, waiting for her darling to return from the war. In the end, the chosen one of her heart comes, scatters the old and boring suitors and everything ends nicely. Sipahi’s daughters applauded enthusiastically at the end. Despite the naivety of the play, the magic of the theatre took place before their eyes for the first time. Well, still, something confused them. On stage, they recognized almost all the actors who set the scenes during the day, only there was no beautiful young man, and they did not know where this only, beautiful girl in the troupe was hiding until tonight. The actors returnedforfinal bow, and lo and behold – the beauty took off her wig and costume. A handsome young man from the morning was standing in front of the sipahi’s daughters again. Out of excitement, the youngest sister screamed of joy the most. Long after the show, the young girl did not separate from the beautiful actor. Noticing the danger, the old sipahi paid the actors much more than promised and fired them. But the young man did not go with the troupe. For days, the actor hid in the shade of the oaks of a huge park in Ečka. Sipahi did not notice anything, until one evening, when he was awakened by the barking of dogs. He went out on the terrace and saw two young people in the depths of the park. AngryHe unchained the dogs and set them on the young man. The young man began to flee, but only managed to run to the tower, which was located across from the main castle building. There the dogs caught up with him and tore him apart. The girl never married again, she stayed to live in the castle of Ečka until her death. It is interesting that even after the sipahi, whohas built Ečka, the later owners of the castle were foreigners, too. And one more thing: this neo-Gothic castle can never be fully restored. While the main building has been renovated, the tower across from it, which is also part of the castle, is still dilapidated and abandoned. Reconstruction material was brought to its entrance several times and builders from the south were brought. But each time, just before the work began, a growl would be heard from inside.