Tajemná místaATLAS OF STORIES AND LEGENDS
Holice · STORY FROM THE ATLAS

The Pagan Sacrificial Site

Beyond the town, on the rise where a church was built in 1850, once stood a sacred pagan grove with an idol. People from a wide area gathered there for sacrifices.

WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE

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Place
Holice
Municipality / starting point
Holice
District / region
Pardubice
Country
Czechia
Distance and direction
17 km E of Pardubic

Beyond the town, on the rise where a church was built in 1850, once stood a sacred pagan grove with an idol. People from a wide area gathered there for sacrifices.

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SOURCES OF THE STORY

Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 114

This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.

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