Location
State: Latvia
Region: Vidzeme
County: Burtnieki
Parish: Valmiera
Other references to the location
About 600 m south-east of the Lejas Murēni homestead, about 600 m north-west of the Jeri farm and homestead, in a cornfield.
Coordinates
lat=57.5658333333, lon=25.3736111111
57° 33′ 56″ N, 25° 22′ 24″ E
Description
A tale stone not far from Valmiera, related to Devil’s activities when opposing the church construction in Valmiera. Its volume is 10 m3, circumference of 10.1 m. The nearby objects: Valmiera City, the Burtnieki Lake.
Narrative
“Very long time ago the Antīnieši Parish, located next to the Jumerieši Parish not far from Valmiera, wanted to construct a church on the highest point in the town for themselves and the neighbours, near the old Liv Hill Fort’s walls to make it accessible for the people. The church was almost ready when the Devil found out that so very close to his dwelling — the swamps of the Zilaiskalns Hill — a church would be erected, so he become so mad about it that he decided to tear the church down right at night. Next night almost at midnight he took a large, huge stone from the surroundings of the Zilaiskalns Hill and headed with it to the Valmiera Church to throw it on the church altar, thus tearing the church down, but having hardly got out of the swamps, a rooster of the nearby homestead crowed at once, and the Devil rushed home with all its intentions, and the stone fell into the Gluma swamp where it is still nowadays.” (641,46 Valmiera; compiled by I. Ruberte, Valmiera Countu Tales (Valmieras novada teikas). 1999.)
Attraction
Scenerically beautiful, but a problematic location.
Availability
To reach it, one has to cross a meadow, a ditch, a cornfield. No indication signs. The territory is used by hunters for practising shooting. Warning signs on the site. It can be visited free of charge.
Infrastructure, management, facilities
No
Local info
No
Capacity
0 – 9
Publicity
Unknown
Legal Status
Private
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