The dominant position of this mountain (456 m), rising strikingly and alone from the Elbe plain, foreshadowed its fundamental role in Czech mythology. The chronicler Cosmas already recorded the arrival of the Czechs here under their forefather Čech. The mountain became an important pilgrimage site.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Říp - Hora
- Municipality / starting point
- Říp
- District / region
- Litoměřice
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 5 km S of Roudnice
Approximate location on the map
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SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 308
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.