A tale is told of a local dragon whose skin was kept in the château. A local doctor allegedly raised it from a “snake maiden”, a lizard fed on human blood. Later the monster vanished; people heard only strange whistling in the evenings. It supposedly flew to Moravia. Eventually it returned and devoured people. A brave knight saved the prince’s daughter from it. (See Hředle.)
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Náchod
- Municipality / starting point
- Náchod
- District / region
- Not stated in the sources
- Country
- Not specified in the sources
- Distance and direction
- 41 km NE of Hradce Králové
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 231
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.