On the road between Hroznětín and Merklín lies the so-called Death Ravine, the site of an ancient fratricide. At midnight the ghosts of two howling poodles with fiery eyes appear here. On New Year's Eve the tolling of a death bell can be heard.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Hroznětín
- Municipality / starting point
- Hroznětín
- District / region
- Karlovy Vary
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 10 km N of Karlových Varů
Approximate location on the map
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SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 126
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.