In a wooded valley in Malenovice, below the vanished settlement of Penkov, is the Svatá voda spring, Holy Water, supposedly blessed by the missionaries Cyril and Methodius. Its water was credited with healing powers, and great pilgrimages came here every year.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Zlín
- Municipality / starting point
- Zlín
- District / region
- Not stated in the sources
- Country
- Not specified in the sources
- Distance and direction
- 85 km E of Brna
Approximate location on the map
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Approximate location · municipality or area search. The distance comes from the sources, not a currently calculated route.
SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 382
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.