Below Doubravská hora, in a field beside the road between Teplice and Drahkov, lies a large white quartz stone facing west. Three grooves are cut into it. The wicked witch Vela, or Běla, who lived in the castle, scratched them with her claws while waiting here for a human victim. See Kyšperk.
Location and map
- Place
- Doubravská Hora - Hrad
- Municipality / starting point
- Doubravská Hora
- District / region
- Teplice
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 2 km E of Teplic
Below Doubravská hora, in a field beside the road between Teplice and Drahkov, lies a large white quartz stone facing west. Three grooves are cut into it. The wicked witch Vela, or Běla, who lived in the castle, scratched them with her claws while waiting here for a human victim. See Kyšperk.
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 101
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.