A treasure of gold is supposedly hidden beneath the castle, guarded by a large black dog. Legend says that a woman from Pavlov saw it while cutting grass below Děvičky. She spread out a cloth and used her sickle to gather gold onto it. But the dog bit her and her hand immediately turned black. Noon was ringing. The dog and gold disappeared into the earth, except for what lay on the cloth. The woman’s arm was paralysed from then on.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Děvičky (Maidberk) - Hrad
- Municipality / starting point
- Děvičky (Maidberk)
- District / region
- Břeclav
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 8 km N of Mikulova
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 95
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.