South of the town, Vaňovský Hill (561 m) rises above the left bank of the Elbe. A steep spur called Panenská skála, the Maiden's Rock, juts out above the river. According to local legend, the protruding basalt columns are three girls who lured boatmen towards them with their singing in order to kill them. As punishment, they were turned to stone.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
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- Place
- Ústí Nad Labem
- Municipality / starting point
- Ústí Nad Labem
- District / region
- Not stated in the sources
- Country
- Not specified in the sources
- Distance and direction
- 87 km N of Prahy
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SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 353
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.