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Đavolja Varoš (Devil's Town), Toplica, Serbia

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Fairies lived in the local forest. They cherished the villagers dearly and always rejoiced in their happiness. But then they saw that the whole village had gone mad, and preparations were already in full swing for a strange wedding. The fairies rushed to the very top of the mountain to ask God to end the madness.

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Đavolja Varoš (Devil's Town), Toplica, Serbia

1. There's a mysterious very place in Serbia called Devil's Town. Wikipedia tells us that there's nothing mysterious there, just nature: minerals, rain, and wind sculpted the rocks into bizarre shapes. But who believes what's written in Wikipedia and school textbooks anyway! Once I stepped into a local tavern. Sitting by the fireplace, I shared some plum vodka with a local resident, who told me the real story about that amazing place.

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Đavolja Varoš (Devil's Town), Toplica, Serbia

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A terrible sight opened up to travelers who wandered into these places. Stone pillars stand in rows frozen in a strange festive procession.

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Đavolja Varoš (Devil's Town), Toplica, Serbia

12. And in the depths of the mountain ran deep mines. The Saxons mined ore for a king. When the flash turned everyone on the surface into stone, the miners were not harmed, but the exits from the mine were sealed by the heavenly fire. And now in the dead of night you can hear their groans and blows against the stone, begging for someone to free them. But no one will help them. The witch knew how to remove the spell, but she too turned into stone.

This is the true story of the Devil's City in Serbia.

Đavolja Varoš (Devil's Town), Toplica, Serbia

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Some of the residents were still rushing to the murderous wedding and the heavenly fire caught them as they were climbing the slope.

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Đavolja Varoš (Devil's Town), Toplica, Serbia

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Every inhabitant remained standing like a stone pillar, frozen in the place where the flash caught them. Both men and women, both children and adults turned into stone idols.

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Đavolja Varoš (Devil's Town), Toplica, Serbia

8. On the wedding day, exactly at noon, a flash brighter than the Sun struck the foothills. In a second, the forest ceased to be, and the wedding participants turned to stone. Since then, according to folklore, the stones from this place should be left alone, since those who take them with them will also turn to stone

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