Among the remarkable sandstone formations near Hrubá Skála in the Turnov region is a rock resembling a hand with five fingers. It is called the Devil's Hand and supposedly commemorates the devil, who flew past after losing a wager and marked the rock with his five claws.
Location and map
- Place
- Hrubá Skála
- Municipality / starting point
- Hrubá Skála
- District / region
- Semily
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 8 km SE of Turnova
Among the remarkable sandstone formations near Hrubá Skála in the Turnov region is a rock resembling a hand with five fingers. It is called the Devil's Hand and supposedly commemorates the devil, who flew past after losing a wager and marked the rock with his five claws.
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 126
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.