The Devil drowned here with a stone on his tail. A girl whom he was trying to drag to hell tied it there while he clawed out a valley. The hollow later filled with water and was named the Devil's Lake. Surroundings:
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Železná Ruda
- Municipality / starting point
- Železná Ruda
- District / region
- Klatovy
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 39 km S of Klatov
Approximate location on the map
The link searches for Železná Ruda and its surroundings. The sources do not establish the precise point of this legend.
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 388
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.