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Bad Gottleuba – legends
Legend The Fourteen Holy Helpers
When the Hussites swept through the land in 1429, the mayor of Gottleuba is said to have marched with thirteen unmarried men up onto a steep hilltop outside the town to hold back the enemy. The fourteen held out for three hours until not one of them was left alive – but by then the women, children and old folk had fled into the mountains, and the Hussites found an empty town. Ever since, the hill has been called “Vierzehn Nothelfer” (Fourteen Holy Helpers), and the viewpoint from which they saw the enemy coming “die schnelle Gucke” (the quick lookout).
Legend The willow roses near Hellendorf
In May 1759, in the middle of the Seven Years’ War, roses are said to have bloomed on a willow tree near Hellendorf, and beside them a huge flower that no gardener could name. Many people came to marvel at it. Willow roses were seen as a sign of peace – hence the old saying: “Peace will come when the willows bear roses.”
Matching hikes
- Gottleubataler Panoramaweg
- Felsenlabyrinth Langenhennersdorf und Bernhardstein ab Leupoldishain
- Vom Kurpark Bad Gottleuba zur Talsperre Gottleuba
As of: 09/2026
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