Šipín's cemetery church, now part of Křelovice, was built in 1709 on a chapel's site above the Holy Water spring, once visited by many pilgrims. Local legend credits St Barbara, the church's dedicatee, with its building and says she fought the devil here. The Devil's Stone nearby witnesses the struggle. Southwest by the Úterský stream lie the Devil's Bakery, a cave blackened by herders' fires, the Devil's Rock with his bodily imprint, and the Devil's Pond.
Location and map
- Place
- Křelovice
- Municipality / starting point
- Křelovice
- District / region
- Plzeň-sever
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 6 km SE of Konstantinových Lázní
Šipín's cemetery church, now part of Křelovice, was built in 1709 on a chapel's site above the Holy Water spring, once visited by many pilgrims. Local legend credits St Barbara, the church's dedicatee, with its building and says she fought the devil here. The Devil's Stone nearby witnesses the struggle. Southwest by the Úterský stream lie the Devil's…
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 186
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.