The local Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary is said to have been built by a family of giants. They used a great deal of building material, including the local Black Rock. Later they said farewell to the inhabitants and left, which supposedly gave the village its name.
Location and map
- Place
- Loučim
- Municipality / starting point
- Loučim
- District / region
- Domažlice
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 7 km SE of Kdyně
The local Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary is said to have been built by a family of giants. They used a great deal of building material, including the local Black Rock. Later they said farewell to the inhabitants and left, which supposedly gave the village its name.
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 212
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.