Inside Sněžník, at the place called Pod stěnami, lies an enormous treasure. A local variation of the tale tells of a woman from Nová Ves near Bynov who came with her child on the right day, at the right hour and to the right place. Beneath the cliffs a rock gateway opened before her, revealing a heap of gold. She hurried inside with her child and began filling her apron with gold and carrying it out of the mountain. In doing so she forgot the child. When the rock closed with a crash, she had to wait a whole year before seeing the child again.
Location and map
- Place
- Sněžník- Hora
- Municipality / starting point
- Sněžník
- District / region
- Děčín
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 5 km N of Jílového
Inside Sněžník, at the place called Pod stěnami, lies an enormous treasure. A local variation of the tale tells of a woman from Nová Ves near Bynov who came with her child on the right day, at the right hour and to the right place. Beneath the cliffs a rock gateway opened before her, revealing a heap of gold. She hurried inside with her child and began…
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 318
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.