According to old legend, Princess Libuše saw Prague's future greatness in a vision from Vyšehrad. She sent her people to the Vltava, where they found a man hewing a threshold. The legend links this threshold with the new city's name and Libuše's prophecy of its future glory.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Praha
- Municipality / starting point
- Praha
- District / region
- Praha 2 · Vyšehrad
- Country
- Czechia
- Location in the sources
- Vyšehrad
Approximate location on the map
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Approximate location · municipality or area search. The distance comes from the sources, not a currently calculated route.
SOURCES OF THE STORYThis legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.