At a place called Borová, a cave is hollowed into the white rock and leads all the way to Suché Doly near Tisovec. According to legend, it was licked out by the tongue of a šarkan, the Slovak name for a dragon, which tormented the surrounding countryside. The local inhabitants eventually poisoned it with poison sewn into an oxhide.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Tisovec
- Municipality / starting point
- Tisovec
- District / region
- Rimavská Sobota
- Country
- Slovakia
- Distance and direction
- 36 km NW of Rimavské Soboty
Approximate location on the map
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SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 341
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.