A powerful rock spirit called Berggeist is said to guard the local underground treasures. He warned of sudden collapses with a drawn-out song, or appeared as a little light. Exceptionally he took human form as a small man with a great hump.
Location and map
- Place
- Jáchymov
- Municipality / starting point
- Jáchymov
- District / region
- Karlovy Vary
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 15 km N of Karllových Varů
A powerful rock spirit called Berggeist is said to guard the local underground treasures. He warned of sudden collapses with a drawn-out song, or appeared as a little light. Exceptionally he took human form as a small man with a great hump.
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 140
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.