Beside the road from Pardubice to Heřmanův Městec stands a stone said to sink farther into the earth each year. When it disappears entirely, a mercenary will supposedly be forgiven for abducting a Bohemian nobleman’s daughter. Caught here, he killed both her and himself.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Pardubice
- Municipality / starting point
- Pardubice
- District / region
- Not stated in the sources
- Country
- Not specified in the sources
- Distance and direction
- 103 km E of Prahy
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 250
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.