Dívčí kámen, Scenic cliff viewpoint above Lovětín Gorge in the Pardubice Region, Czech Republic
Dívčí kámen is a rock cliff rising above Lovětínská rokle gorge near Lichnice Castle in the Chrudim district. From the viewpoint there is a view along the Doubrava River and into the gorge toward the Lichnice–Kaňkovy hory national nature reserve; before the forest grew tall, Lichnice Castle itself could be seen from here.
Dívčí kámen is a rock cliff above the Lovětín Gorge near Lichnice Castle in the Chrudim district. A local legend ties it to Milada, the cruel maiden of Lichnice: her father's horse bolted on a stormy night and both fell from the cliff. Milada then set suitors a test at the fatal edge, and a knight avenged one of the victims by shooting her with an arrow.
The name Dívčí kámen, meaning Maiden Stone, is tied to a local legend about the cruel Lichnice castle maiden Milada, whose father died when his horse bolted over the cliff. She promised to marry any knight who turned his horse three times on the fatal edge; one suitor shod his horse with diamonds and shot her with an arrow.
The viewpoint sits on a rock cliff above Lovětínská rokle near Lichnice Castle in the Chrudim district. It is reached on foot along trails through the gorge area; the edge is unprotected, so keep back from the drop. The view opens over the Doubrava river valley and the Lichnice–Kaňkovy hory reserve.
The cliff's Czech name means "Maiden's Stone", tied to a legend about Milada, the cruel maiden of Lichnice Castle. Her father's horse bolted on a stormy night and both fell from the rock; knights who later tried to win her hand by turning a horse three times on the edge died, until one shod his horse with diamonds and shot her with an arrow.
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