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

What the Devil Left Behind

Six kilometres north of Stříbro rises Stelka Hill (543 m), with a conspicuous boulder on its summit called the Devil’s Stone. According to legend, the Devil once dropped it there.

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Place
Stříbro
Municipality / starting point
Stříbro
District / region
Tachov
Country
Czechia
Distance and direction
30 km W of Plzně

Six kilometres north of Stříbro rises Stelka Hill (543 m), with a conspicuous boulder on its summit called the Devil’s Stone. According to legend, the Devil once dropped it there.

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SOURCES OF THE STORY

Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 328

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

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