Northeast of the town rises Kluček Hill (614 m). At the edge of the forest, at the southeastern end of its ridge, a massive club-shaped rock towers six metres high. Its narrower lower section consists of less resistant, thinly layered sandstone, while the upper section is formed from more massive rock. The striking formation was once a place of worship; an iron chalice supposedly stood on it, with a stone altar below. Hussite services were held here, and after the Battle of White Mountain, Protestants bade farewell to their homeland at this spot. Their treasures are said to be buried somewhere nearby. A Counter-Reformation legend associates the rock with the Devil. He supposedly carried it from nearby Ostaš, intending to hurl it in revenge at the little castle, formerly Ticháček’s farm. But when a rooster crowed, he dropped it. Ever since, it has stood deeply embedded in the hillside and has been called Devil’s Rock. Surroundings:
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- Place
- Police Nad Metují
- Municipality / starting point
- Police Nad Metují
- District / region
- Náchod
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 14 km N of Náchoda
Northeast of the town rises Kluček Hill (614 m). At the edge of the forest, at the southeastern end of its ridge, a massive club-shaped rock towers six metres high. Its narrower lower section consists of less resistant, thinly layered sandstone, while the upper section is formed from more massive rock. The striking formation was once a place of worship; an…
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 264
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.