Tajemná místaATLAS OF STORIES AND LEGENDS
Varnsdorf · STORY FROM THE ATLAS

The Precious Contents of the Seven Heaps

To the right of the road from Varnsdorf to Studánka lie rocks overgrown with various shrubs. They used to be called the Seven Heaps. On Palm Sunday, during the reading of the Passion, the rock supposedly opens. Inside lies a treasure guarded by a large dog. The familiar version of the legend about a woman and her child is told here.

WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE

Location and map

Place
Varnsdorf
Municipality / starting point
Varnsdorf
District / region
Děčín
Country
Czechia
Distance and direction
15 km SE of Rumburka

To the right of the road from Varnsdorf to Studánka lie rocks overgrown with various shrubs. They used to be called the Seven Heaps. On Palm Sunday, during the reading of the Passion, the rock supposedly opens. Inside lies a treasure guarded by a large dog. The familiar version of the legend about a woman and her child is told here.

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SOURCES OF THE STORY

Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 356

This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.

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