Rübezahl
thumb|Rübezahl (Rübenczal) as a tailed demon, first known depiction by Martin Helwig, 1561
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12 sectionsContents
- Name
- Legends
- Museum
- Postwar reinterpretation
- Appearances in literature
- Rübezahl's Garden
- In music
- In film
- Krakonoš
- Further reading
- References
- External links
thumb|Rübezahl (Rübenczal) as a tailed demon, first known depiction by Martin Helwig, 1561
Rübezahl (, ; ) is a folkloric mountain spirit (woodwose) of the Giant Mountains (, , hence his name in Czech and Polish), a mountain range along the border between the Czech Republic and Poland. He is the subject of many legends and fairy tales in German, Polish, and Czech folklore.