Near the castle, below Ocásek hill, is a rock called Kozel, the Billy Goat. It is a petrified devil who used to ruin the work of a hermit living here. The hermit built a dwelling from rock, but the devil carried the stones away. At last the hermit cursed him into stone.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Cimburk - Hrad
- Municipality / starting point
- Cimburk
- District / region
- Kroměříž
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 4 km E of Koryčan
Approximate location on the map
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SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 81
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.