A deep ditch runs around the village. It is said that the devil ploughed it as punishment after failing to outwit a clever farmer. Called the Devil’s Furrow, it runs from the village across the Prague road to the U tří šraňků gamekeeper’s lodge, and from there to Olešnice Pond.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Lovčice
- Municipality / starting point
- Lovčice
- District / region
- Hradec Králové
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 5 km W of Chlumce nad Cidlinou
Approximate location on the map
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SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 212
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.