Beside the narrow forest road from Jankov to Křemže stands a blackened rock called the Devil's Rock. According to legend the devil appeared here to a traveller and asked him to throw a stick beneath the rock whenever he passed. The tale took root locally, and a great pile of sticks accumulated below it.
Location and map
- Place
- Jankov
- Municipality / starting point
- Jankov
- District / region
- České Budějovice
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 15 km SW of Českých Budějovic
Beside the narrow forest road from Jankov to Křemže stands a blackened rock called the Devil's Rock. According to legend the devil appeared here to a traveller and asked him to throw a stick beneath the rock whenever he passed. The tale took root locally, and a great pile of sticks accumulated below it.
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Approximate location · municipality or area search. The distance comes from the sources, not a currently calculated route.
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 142
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.