An ancient legend says that around the 7th century a Slavic tribe established a sacrificial ground for its pagan gods on the site of present-day Staré Město near Moravská Třebová. It was called Třebi, and gave its name to the settlement, later Stará Třebová, the predecessor of today’s town.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Moravská Třebová
- Municipality / starting point
- Moravská Třebová
- District / region
- Svitavy
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 14 km E of Svitav
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 225
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.