A fountain with a sculpture of a falconer

A fountain with a statue of a falconer has been standing on the Old Square in Sokolov since 1717, which is supposed to commemorate the legend about the town's founding. According to this legend, a falconer with a dog and a falcon is the founder of the city. This alleged burgher of Cheb is said to have founded Sokolí dvůr, from which Sokolov later arose. However, there is also another story, according to which the founder of the city was the knight Sebastián, who settled here after returning from Křížová...