East of Petřkovice rises wooded Petřkovická hora (608 m), its slope strewn with boulders. They allegedly remain from a bridge the devil was to build overnight. A local girl assigned him the task when he came courting. He failed to finish before a rooster crowed at dawn, and the bridge collapsed. Its remains are still here.
Location and map
- Place
- Petřkovice
- Municipality / starting point
- Petřkovice
- District / region
- Nový Jičín
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 7 km SW of Nového Jičína
East of Petřkovice rises wooded Petřkovická hora (608 m), its slope strewn with boulders. They allegedly remain from a bridge the devil was to build overnight. A local girl assigned him the task when he came courting. He failed to finish before a rooster crowed at dawn, and the bridge collapsed. Its remains are still here.
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 255
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.