In the Lužnice River near the village lies a stone bearing marks of the devil’s claws. Old raftsmen called it the Liar Stone. It was left by the devil after he wagered that he could bring a stone from Rome before the priest finished Mass in the local church of the Virgin Mary. He lost and hurled the stone into the Lužnice riverbed. It is called this because he lied. See Prague–Vyšehrad.
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- Place
- Dobronice U Bechyně
- Municipality / starting point
- Dobronice U Bechyně
- District / region
- Tábor
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 6 km NE of Bechyně
In the Lužnice River near the village lies a stone bearing marks of the devil’s claws. Old raftsmen called it the Liar Stone. It was left by the devil after he wagered that he could bring a stone from Rome before the priest finished Mass in the local church of the Virgin Mary. He lost and hurled the stone into the Lužnice riverbed. It is called this because…
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 97
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.