West of the village is a hill simply called Skála, the Rock, with many scattered stones on its summit. One stands out for its colour, giving the place the name At the Blue Stone. The Devil supposedly once lost a wager here with a clever witch: he had to build a château from the surrounding stones before morning. But she released her trained rooster, which crowed three times, and the Devil vanished with curses. His hoofprint is still visible on the stone.
Location and map
- Place
- Radnice
- Municipality / starting point
- Radnice
- District / region
- Šumperk
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 10 km SW of Mohelnice
West of the village is a hill simply called Skála, the Rock, with many scattered stones on its summit. One stands out for its colour, giving the place the name At the Blue Stone. The Devil supposedly once lost a wager here with a clever witch: he had to build a château from the surrounding stones before morning. But she released her trained rooster, which…
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 295
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.