South of Merboltice lies Strážný vrch (609 m), formerly called Goldberg. An old miners’ legend says a “golden man” is hidden inside it. Many gold seekers once came to the hill, as the filled-in pits testify.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Merboltice
- Municipality / starting point
- Merboltice
- District / region
- Děčín
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 12 km SE of Benešova nad Ploučnicí
Approximate location on the map
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Approximate location · municipality or area search. The distance comes from the sources, not a currently calculated route.
SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 218
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.