Vydřiduch Hill rises near Žďár above the road from Rokycany to Holoubkov. Many legends seek to explain its curious name. One links it to robbers who once extorted money from travellers. A castle is said to have stood here whose lord wanted to hide a treasure. In the end he gouged out both eyes of the labourer who buried it, thus “tearing out his spirit,” vydřel ducha. (See Radyně.)
Location and map
- Place
- Rokycany
- Municipality / starting point
- Rokycany
- District / region
- Not stated in the sources
- Country
- Not specified in the sources
- Distance and direction
- 16 km E of Plzně
Vydřiduch Hill rises near Žďár above the road from Rokycany to Holoubkov. Many legends seek to explain its curious name. One links it to robbers who once extorted money from travellers. A castle is said to have stood here whose lord wanted to hide a treasure. In the end he gouged out both eyes of the labourer who buried it, thus “tearing out his spirit,”…
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 299
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.