Another legend tells of an enormous piece of gold shaped like a man with a long beard. This treasure has lain within Buková since time immemorial. A knight once tried to dig his way to it but died falling from his horse. Since then his ghost has appeared here leaping on horseback, and the rock formation is called the Knight’s Leap.
Location and map
- Place
- Buková - Hora
- Municipality / starting point
- Buková
- District / region
- Děčín
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 15 km NE of Ústi nad Labem
Another legend tells of an enormous piece of gold shaped like a man with a long beard. This treasure has lain within Buková since time immemorial. A knight once tried to dig his way to it but died falling from his horse. Since then his ghost has appeared here leaping on horseback, and the rock formation is called the Knight’s Leap.
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 79
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.