This is the name of a rock in the forest near Velká Roudka. A man-eating giant once lived here. Ten children passed by one day, and he ate nine of them; only one managed to hide behind a tree. The swallowed children scratched his belly so much that he died. His petrified giant heart can still be seen here, surrounded by the nine small stone hearts of the children.
Location and map
- Place
- Velké Opatovice
- Municipality / starting point
- Velké Opatovice
- District / region
- Blansko
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 5 km SW of Jevíčka
This is the name of a rock in the forest near Velká Roudka. A man-eating giant once lived here. Ten children passed by one day, and he ate nine of them; only one managed to hide behind a tree. The swallowed children scratched his belly so much that he died. His petrified giant heart can still be seen here, surrounded by the nine small stone hearts of the children.
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Approximate location · municipality or area search. The distance comes from the sources, not a currently calculated route.
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 362
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.