Near Klatovy is a hill called Pernet or Parnet, where nothing supposedly grows. A giant serpent-like monster, probably a dragon, once lived there, tormenting the region and eating livestock. Eventually local people felled trees halfway up the hill and set them alight. The monster burned to death, but nothing has grown on the summit since. Treasures are also said to be hidden on Klatovská hůrka (495 m), west above town.
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- Place
- Klatovy
- Municipality / starting point
- Klatovy
- District / region
- Not stated in the sources
- Country
- Not specified in the sources
- Distance and direction
- 40 km S of Plzně
Near Klatovy is a hill called Pernet or Parnet, where nothing supposedly grows. A giant serpent-like monster, probably a dragon, once lived there, tormenting the region and eating livestock. Eventually local people felled trees halfway up the hill and set them alight. The monster burned to death, but nothing has grown on the summit since. Treasures are also…
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 165
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.