The inhabitants of ancient Obora, a village on the site of the present town, once struggled with the devil for the right to build a church. They eventually succeeded. In fury the devil stamped on a nearby rock until he left his hoofprints. This Devil's Rock lies on the slope about 200 metres south of the so-called Schopenhauer's Place.
Location and map
- Place
- Karlovy Vary
- Municipality / starting point
- Karlovy Vary
- District / region
- Not stated in the sources
- Country
- Not specified in the sources
- Distance and direction
- 126 km NW of Prahy
The inhabitants of ancient Obora, a village on the site of the present town, once struggled with the devil for the right to build a church. They eventually succeeded. In fury the devil stamped on a nearby rock until he left his hoofprints. This Devil's Rock lies on the slope about 200 metres south of the so-called Schopenhauer's Place.
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 157
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.