At Hrádek above Libochovany, the devil is said to have built a bridge during the night, but failed to finish before the morning rooster crowed. People still point out the last boulder he had no time to carry away, bearing the imprint of his claws: the so-called Devil’s Claw. The overgrown gneiss boulder is also called the Devil’s Rock. Mysterious incisions cover its north-facing surface.
Location and map
- Place
- Libochovany
- Municipality / starting point
- Libochovany
- District / region
- Litoměřice
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 7 km NW of Litoměřic
At Hrádek above Libochovany, the devil is said to have built a bridge during the night, but failed to finish before the morning rooster crowed. People still point out the last boulder he had no time to carry away, bearing the imprint of his claws: the so-called Devil’s Claw. The overgrown gneiss boulder is also called the Devil’s Rock. Mysterious incisions cover its north-facing surface.
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 203
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.