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The treacherous water sprite
Whenever I walk along the promenade by the Wien River in Vienna's Stadtpark, I am…
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The Devil and Old Peter in Munich
St. Peter's Church on Petersbergl is the oldest church in Munich, built in the Romanesque…
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The St. Anna Linden Tree: The Tree of Death from Sleepy Hollow
Linden trees are among the most popular deciduous trees in Germany and played an important…
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Patron saint of Monaco: The history and legend of Saint Dévote
In the fourth century, during the reign of the Roman governor Diocletian, early Christianity in…
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The dark legends of the famous Auerbach’s Cellar in Leipzig
Auerbach's Cellar, located at Grimmaische Strasse 2-4 in the Saxon metropolis of Leipzig, is not…
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The mischievous goblin
A funny legend about a mischievous goblin comes from the Saxon metropolis of Leipzig. There…
