Tajemná místaATLAS OF STORIES AND LEGENDS
Smržovka · STORY FROM THE ATLAS

The home of the sprite Sklenařík

Vyhlídka hill, also called Finkenstein (693 m), rises above the town. Its summit, topped by a group of boulders, is about a quarter of an hour’s walk from Smržovka railway station. On the middle rock is a hollow with a groove, once thought to have served pagan rituals. A local sprite named Sklenařík was said to have his home on these rocks.

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Place
Smržovka
Municipality / starting point
Smržovka
District / region
Jablonec nad Nisou
Country
Czechia
Distance and direction
6 km E of Jablonce nad Nisou

Vyhlídka hill, also called Finkenstein (693 m), rises above the town. Its summit, topped by a group of boulders, is about a quarter of an hour’s walk from Smržovka railway station. On the middle rock is a hollow with a groove, once thought to have served pagan rituals. A local sprite named Sklenařík was said to have his home on these rocks.

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SOURCES OF THE STORY

Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 318

This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.

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