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Volary · STORY FROM THE ATLAS

The Black Dog Guards

East of Volary stands a rock containing a great buried treasure guarded by a powerful black dog. A flame often appeared above the hiding place. Another treasure is supposedly buried at the southwestern end of the town on a gentle rise below which a mill once stood.

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Place
Volary
Municipality / starting point
Volary
District / region
Prachatice
Country
Czechia
Distance and direction
16 km SW of Prachatic

East of Volary stands a rock containing a great buried treasure guarded by a powerful black dog. A flame often appeared above the hiding place. Another treasure is supposedly buried at the southwestern end of the town on a gentle rise below which a mill once stood.

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SOURCES OF THE STORY

Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 369

This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.

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