Minčol is a granite mountain (1,364 m) on the boundary between the Trenčín and Turiec regions. Beneath it is a rock in which Jánošík’s treasure is allegedly buried inside an ox bladder. It can supposedly be found only on St John’s Eve. Another treasure is also said to lie beneath Opoka hill.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Minčol- Hora
- Municipality / starting point
- Minčol
- District / region
- Martin
- Country
- Slovakia
- Distance and direction
- 8 km NW of Martina
Approximate location on the map
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SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 222
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.