On Hůra hill at Čistá (587 m), a stone still stands where the Archangel Gabriel supposedly stopped after a wager with the devil over which of them could reach Hůra first. By winning, the archangel saved a local weaver and his family from hell. The weaver was supposedly notorious for swearing.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Čistá
- Municipality / starting point
- Čistá
- District / region
- Semily
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 9 km W of Hostinného
Approximate location on the map
The link searches for Čistá 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 93
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.