Near Krty cemetery lies a large stone bearing two horse-hoof marks. The devil supposedly bargained here with a poor farmer over his soul. Cleverly the farmer escaped the trap and tricked him. Realising too late, the furious devil stamped and sank to hell, leaving the marks. Two nearby rocking stones were destroyed by railway workers in the 19th century. One still stands south of the village at an elevation of 507 m.
Location and map
- Place
- Krty
- Municipality / starting point
- Krty
- District / region
- Rakovník
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 23 km W of Rakovníka
Near Krty cemetery lies a large stone bearing two horse-hoof marks. The devil supposedly bargained here with a poor farmer over his soul. Cleverly the farmer escaped the trap and tricked him. Realising too late, the furious devil stamped and sank to hell, leaving the marks. Two nearby rocking stones were destroyed by railway workers in the 19th century. One…
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 184
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.