West of Staňkovice towards Dlouhý vrch stands an almost four-metre-high rock pillar resembling a man’s face. Legend says it is an estate steward turned to stone for blaspheming here.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
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- Place
- Staňkovice
- Municipality / starting point
- Staňkovice
- District / region
- Litoměřice
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 8 km NE of Litoměřic
West of Staňkovice towards Dlouhý vrch stands an almost four-metre-high rock pillar resembling a man’s face. Legend says it is an estate steward turned to stone for blaspheming here.
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SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 322
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.