Long ago a dragon lived in the Ohře and devoured children. According to legend, people once threw it a calf stuffed with quicklime, and the dragon died. It was then hung from the ceiling of the passage through the town hall. The legend concerns the dragon-crocodile brought back from his travels by Jan of Házmburk during Emperor Rudolf II’s reign.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Budyně Nad Ohří
- Municipality / starting point
- Budyně Nad Ohří
- District / region
- Litoměřice
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 9 km W of Roudnice nad Labem
Approximate location on the map
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SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 77
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.