If you are wandering through the foothills of the Krkono\u0161e Mountains, you mustn\u2019t miss Hostinn\u00e9\u2014a picturesque town where history intertwines with myths. Above the town looms the town hall tower, adorned with five-meter-tall statues of giants, evoking ancient legends that still come alive in this mountainous landscape.<\/p>\n
According to the first legend, two giants once lived here, after whom the Krkono\u0161e Mountains were named (in German, Riesengebirge\u2014\"Mountains of the Giants\"). Their memory remains carved in stone as a memento for future generations.<\/p>\n
Another tale tells of a kind-hearted baker and butcher who protected travellers from the dangers of the wild forests, teeming with beasts and bandits. In honour of their bravery, the town immortalized them\u2014their faces now gaze down from the town hall tower.<\/p>\n
And then there\u2019s a third, darker legend\u2014about two bloodthirsty giants who terrorized Hostinn\u00e9 until clever burgher outwitted them by pouring scalding hot flour porridge from the tower, blinding and defeating them. The statues on the town hall serve as a reminder of this victory.<\/p>\n\n\t\t