An eagle once seized the child of a robber living nearby and carried it to a high rock. After a perilous climb, the robber rescued his son and decided to abandon his trade. He chose to build a castle on the steep rock where it happened and name it in memory of the event.
Location and map
- Place
- Orlík Nad Vltavou - Hrad
- Municipality / starting point
- Orlík Nad Vltavou
- District / region
- Písek
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 16 km NW of Milevska
An eagle once seized the child of a robber living nearby and carried it to a high rock. After a perilous climb, the robber rescued his son and decided to abandon his trade. He chose to build a castle on the steep rock where it happened and name it in memory of the event.
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Approximate location · municipality or area search. The distance comes from the sources, not a currently calculated route.
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 246
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.