<< Our Photo Pages >> Husova Kazatelna - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Czech Republic in Bohemia
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Natural PlacesSite Name: Husova Kazatelna Alternative Name: Čertův KámenCountry: Czech Republic Region: Bohemia Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Sedlčany Nearest Village: Žemličkova lhota
Latitude: 49.567123N Longitude: 14.362887E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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With its enormous size 4 x 2,5m and the height up to 3m it is the biggest Logan stone in the Czech Republic. The name can be translated as a Hus Pulpit. According folk rumour it is the place where medieval reformer Jan Hus used to preach.
This remarkable nature monument was also known as a Devil´s pulpit. This name has relation with alleged ancient pagan rites with human sacrifices. There are more interesting stones around so called "stones herds" and all this beautiful place which is a national protected nature reserve.
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