This 1,446-metre mountain in the Praděd group was considered a sabbath site for witches from northern Moravia and Silesia. During the mass trials of the late 17th century, some confessed to flying to Peter’s Rock. Belief was so widespread that Emperor Leopold I ordered the mountain sprinkled with holy water and a wayside shrine erected to prevent gatherings. Surprisingly, however, its name comes from legends of St Peter repeatedly appearing to travellers here.
Location and map
- Place
- Petrova Skála - Hora
- Municipality / starting point
- Petrova Skála
- District / region
- Bruntál
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 2 km S of Pradědu
This 1,446-metre mountain in the Praděd group was considered a sabbath site for witches from northern Moravia and Silesia. During the mass trials of the late 17th century, some confessed to flying to Peter’s Rock. Belief was so widespread that Emperor Leopold I ordered the mountain sprinkled with holy water and a wayside shrine erected to prevent…
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 254
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.