Chlum sv. Máří was once notorious as a haunt of evil spirits and witches from the Cheb region and the Palatinate. The forest's lord and guardian here was Heyman, called Hehman in the Český les: a giant figure with a broad hat and moss and lichen for hair and beard. He was the Cheb counterpart of Rübezahl.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Cheb
- Municipality / starting point
- Cheb
- District / region
- Not stated in the sources
- Country
- Not specified in the sources
- Distance and direction
- 30 km NW of Mariánských Lázní
Approximate location on the map
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Approximate location · municipality or area search. The distance comes from the sources, not a currently calculated route.
SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 129
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.