The name of Macocha Abyss is explained by a famous Moravian legend of an evil stepmother who supposedly threw her stepson into it. The boy survived, while remorse eventually caught up with her and she ended in the depths herself. This is folklore, not a historically documented event.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Vilémovice
- Municipality / starting point
- Vilémovice
- District / region
- Moravský kras · Blansko
- Country
- Czechia
- Location in the sources
- Macocha Abyss
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.