An alchemical writer known in German circles as N.Barcius or Jan of Šternberk, a medicinae doctor from Moravia, came from this place. He wrote Gloria Mundi, a small handbook, or a description of the ancient science of Lapidis Philosophorum, the Philosopher's Stone.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Šternberk
- Municipality / starting point
- Šternberk
- District / region
- Olomouc
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 16 km N of Olomouce
Approximate location on the map
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SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 334
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.