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Karksi cave

German: Schloß Karkus / Karkus

Under the castle hills of Karksi-Nuia, beside the ruins of the Order castle and St Peter's church, a sandstone cave called the 'new hell' was linked to Vanapagan, the Old Devil of Estonian folklore. A healing spring flowed from it, and people came for its water. The cave has since collapsed and its spring has probably moved, but a spring below the castle hills is still in use: a trail leads to it, and in 2021 it was marked with a wooden frame and red ribbons tied by visitors. Archaeologist Heiki Valk studied the site in 1998.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

Eesti keeles

Karksi-Nuias ordulinnuse varemete ja Peetri kiriku kõrval, linnusemägede all asunud liivakivikoobast kutsuti „uueks põrguks“ ja seda seostati vanapaganaga. Koopast voolas ravitoimeline allikas, mille vett käidi toomas. Koobas on nüüdseks varisenud ja allikas arvatavasti teise kohta liikunud, kuid linnusemägede all on allikas tänini kasutusel: sinna viib rada ning 2021. aastal ümbritses seda puitraam ja külastajate seotud punased paelad. Arheoloog Heiki Valk uuris paika 1998. aastal.

Map of the area around Karksi cave
58.10041° N, 25.56993° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: https://www.folklore.ee/tagused/nr83/maemets.pdf ↗

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