Tajemná místaATLAS OF STORIES AND LEGENDS
Pernink · STORY FROM THE ATLAS

Sowing Gold

Besides Vlčinec, visitors near Pernink can find White Rock, about two kilometres west on the forest path to Nový Hamr. This heap of bizarre granite rocks allegedly opens on Good Friday. An old man emerges and sows at a nearby spot. A year later gold grows there, and anyone passing then may harvest it. At a certain time a White Lady also appears, using a magical flower to open an underground palace.

WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE

Location and map

Place
Pernink
Municipality / starting point
Pernink
District / region
Karlovy Vary
Country
Czechia
Distance and direction
6 km NE of Nejdku Okolí :

Besides Vlčinec, visitors near Pernink can find White Rock, about two kilometres west on the forest path to Nový Hamr. This heap of bizarre granite rocks allegedly opens on Good Friday. An old man emerges and sows at a nearby spot. A year later gold grows there, and anyone passing then may harvest it. At a certain time a White Lady also appears, using a…

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SOURCES OF THE STORY

Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 253

This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.

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