North of Světnov, on Tisůvka Mountain (792 m), stands a boulder split down the middle, called the Devil’s Stone. A wooden footbridge joins its halves, and carved steps with a railing lead to it. The Devil left it after dropping it here while thwarting the villagers’ work on their little church.
Location and map
- Place
- Světnov
- Municipality / starting point
- Světnov
- District / region
- Žďár nad Sázavou
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 10 km N of Žďáru nad Sázavou
North of Světnov, on Tisůvka Mountain (792 m), stands a boulder split down the middle, called the Devil’s Stone. A wooden footbridge joins its halves, and carved steps with a railing lead to it. The Devil left it after dropping it here while thwarting the villagers’ work on their little church.
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 330
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.