North of Nejdek lies Radíčkovské Valley among wooded hills, allegedly named after a castle that once stood here. A spring at the foot of one hill is popularly called Duck Spring. Local legend says that on Palm Sunday a duck appears on its surface carrying in its beak the key to the hill, where great treasures of gold and silver lie. Only then can one enter.
Location and map
- Place
- Nejdek
- Municipality / starting point
- Nejdek
- District / region
- Přerov
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 20 km W of Nového Jičína (Přerov)
North of Nejdek lies Radíčkovské Valley among wooded hills, allegedly named after a castle that once stood here. A spring at the foot of one hill is popularly called Duck Spring. Local legend says that on Palm Sunday a duck appears on its surface carrying in its beak the key to the hill, where great treasures of gold and silver lie. Only then can one enter.
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 234
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.