The devil supposedly once raced a miller for his soul. They ran carrying a great stone, and the miller won. Where the demon hurled the stone in anger is still called the Devil’s Stone.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Děčín
- Municipality / starting point
- Děčín
- District / region
- Not stated in the sources
- Country
- Not specified in the sources
- Distance and direction
- 24 km NE of Ústí nad Labem
Approximate location on the map
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SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 94
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.