Tajemná místaATLAS OF STORIES AND LEGENDS
Staňkovice · STORY FROM THE ATLAS

The Steward Turned to Stone

West of Staňkovice towards Dlouhý vrch stands an almost four-metre-high rock pillar resembling a man’s face. Legend says it is an estate steward turned to stone for blaspheming here.

WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE

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Place
Staňkovice
Municipality / starting point
Staňkovice
District / region
Litoměřice
Country
Czechia
Distance and direction
8 km NE of Litoměřic

West of Staňkovice towards Dlouhý vrch stands an almost four-metre-high rock pillar resembling a man’s face. Legend says it is an estate steward turned to stone for blaspheming here.

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SOURCES OF THE STORY

Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 322

This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.

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