DEVIL'S TOWN

The Devil’s Town  (Đavolja varoš) is a rare natural phenomenon, located in the southern part of
Serbia, on the slopes of Radan mountain. This natural monument is consist of two natural and
rare phenomen:

1. the soil figures and

2. two springs of extremely acid water with high mineralization.

Red well and Devil’s Water

There are two springs and two ravines in The Devil’s Town.

The famous soil columns are nestled between the Devil’s gully (Đavolja jaruga)  and the Hell’s
Gully (Paklena jaruga).
And in the Devil’s gully, there is the Devil’s spring (Đavolja voda). It is cold and extremely high
acidic water (pH 1.5) with a high mineral concentration, which makes it one of the most acid
springs in the world.
Another spring is the Red Well (Crveno vrelo), with a little bit less acid, which water goes to the
Žuti potok. It is yellow-red colour of the water without any sign of life.

The Church of St. Petka

There is a small wooden Church of St. Petka, built in 2010, on the former remains of a church
from the 13th century. In front of the church, we saw a tree decorated with small white textile
and tissues.

According to beliefs, you have to make a wish, put white textile on your body’s sore place, and
then tight it on a small tree. Tissues stay in this place for 7 days, and after that, they are buried in
the ground. In this way, the suffering and pains will stay forever in the Devil’s Town.

Legends of The Devil’s Town

There are several stories about this unusual place.

According to one legend, calm and religious people lived there. But the devil didn’t like it, so he
made “the Devil’s Water”. People drank the water, forgot their family ties, and have arranged a
marriage between a brother and a sister. The fairy who protected the area, could not change
their decision. So she was praying to God to stop that madness.

And God heard her prayer and made a terrible storm with the wind. He punished the newlyweds
and wedding guests by turning them into soil pillars.