Keyhole Rock Shelter
In woods of Mount Zimnitz, in a rock face next to the forest road
In woods of Mount Zimnitz, in a rock face next to the forest road
In the Zimnitz area, there are some legends, in which the Zimnitz ghost plays a leading role. It lives inside the mountain and once a year (during Christmas Mass), the rock face opens up here at the "Keyhole Rock Shelter" for exactly one hour and allows access to immeasurable treasures.
Evidence of a small sanctuary at the Keyhole Rock Shelter has only existed since the 1920s, so it is unclear to what extent the idea of the "Christianization" of a "pagan" place of worship played a role in its development. Actually, the Keyhole is a small natural "Lourdes grotto" and like the other representatives of its kind, it must have been created at the end of the 19th / beginning of the 20th century. The Keyhole is very popular among the population. Almost always at least one candle is lighted. Recent Buddhist symbols are evidence of a spiritual "expansion" of the place of worship.
In a small natural rock niche is a plaster "Lourdes statue". The site is particularly picturesque in winter, when the candlelit statue is completely enclosed by ice.
