Certova bašta - Brno, Czech Republic
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N 49° 11.636 E 016° 35.916
33U E 616468 N 5450244
Certova bašta na Špilberku / Devil's bastion of Špilberk
Waymark Code: WMKF4E
Location: Jihomoravský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 04/04/2014
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CS:
Certova bašta
Na sklonku tricetileté války oblehla mesto Brno švédská vojska. I když Švédu pritáhlo k mestu víc než 30 000 stále se jim nedarilo dobýt hrad, který se hrde vypínal nad mestem. Zdálo se, že švédský generál Lennadt Torstenson utrpí porážku, ale když tu jej napadla spásná myšlenka, spolcit se se samotným certem. Dohodli se, že pokud pomuže Torstensonovi vzpurné mesto a hrad dobýt, dostane duše všech nebožáku, kterí budou zajmuti. Tak se také stalo, když Švédi vystrelili delové koule na hrad Špilberk, tak na jedné letel i cert. Letel a letel, až tesne pred nárazem do hradební steny si uvedomil, že ji chytrí Brnané nechali posvetit. Snažil se ješte z posledních sil obrátit a letet zpátky, jenže se mu to nepodarilo. Narazil tedy cert do ohradní steny, zaryl se do ní, že mu koukala jen hlava, která za cas zkamenela. Dodnes se na tomto míste dochovala už znacne opršená certova hlava.
EN:
Devil's bastion
At the end of the Thirty Years' War the city of Brno was besieged by Swedish troops. Although the Swede came to a city of more than 30 thousand, they failed to conquer the castle, which was proudly built above the city. It seemed that the Swedish general Lennadt Torstenson suffer defeat, but when he's saving idea occurred to him to ask for the help the devil and he really agreed. Devil said, that he will help to conquer rebellious city and castle, when gets all the poor souls of captured.
So they put devil inside cannot and shut him against the castle walls. He flew and flew but just before impact with the wall, he realized that clever citizens of Brno let it sanctify. He tried to turn and fly back, but he failed. So he ran into the enclosing walls, dug into it that now we can see only his head, which was immediately petrified.
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