On Vysoký kámen (932 m), among the rocks near Vejprty, a little man with a long red beard and red clothing sits once every five years between noon and one. He is called Vysokokameník, or Hohensteiner, and is surrounded by crowds of combative cats. The red sprite has supposedly long awaited release, which only a fearless girl can bring him.
Location and map
- Place
- Vejprty
- Municipality / starting point
- Vejprty
- District / region
- Chomutov
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 20 km NW of Klášterce nad Ohří
On Vysoký kámen (932 m), among the rocks near Vejprty, a little man with a long red beard and red clothing sits once every five years between noon and one. He is called Vysokokameník, or Hohensteiner, and is surrounded by crowds of combative cats. The red sprite has supposedly long awaited release, which only a fearless girl can bring him.
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 357
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.