North of Nová Bystřice near Číměř, on the east side of Kostěnický Brook, rises a rocky ridge with many hollowed bowls credited with a ritual purpose. On Kamenec hill (643 m), between Číměř and Dobrá Voda, a huge boulder has three bowl-shaped depressions. Legend says the devil pressed them in while resting. Nearby is a rock group capped by an enormous slab with three hollows underneath. The devil allegedly sheltered beneath it from bad weather, hollowing the marks with his head. These picturesque rocks also have legends of the Wild Hunt, pursued here by the devil amid the crashing of crumbling rocks.
Location and map
- Place
- Nová Bystřice
- Municipality / starting point
- Nová Bystřice
- District / region
- Jindřichův Hradec
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 15 km SE of Jindřichova Hradce
North of Nová Bystřice near Číměř, on the east side of Kostěnický Brook, rises a rocky ridge with many hollowed bowls credited with a ritual purpose. On Kamenec hill (643 m), between Číměř and Dobrá Voda, a huge boulder has three bowl-shaped depressions. Legend says the devil pressed them in while resting. Nearby is a rock group capped by an enormous slab…
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 237
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.