Above Jankov rises the long hill of Svatá Trojice, the Holy Trinity. Every night a fiery three-headed cock appeared here in a dazzling glow. An image of the Holy Trinity was hung on an old pine to protect against it, and this also gave the hill its name.
Location and map
- Place
- Jankov
- Municipality / starting point
- Jankov
- District / region
- České Budějovice
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 15 km SW of Českých Budějovic
Above Jankov rises the long hill of Svatá Trojice, the Holy Trinity. Every night a fiery three-headed cock appeared here in a dazzling glow. An image of the Holy Trinity was hung on an old pine to protect against it, and this also gave the hill its name.
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 142
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.