Viktorčina's raft in Babiččina's valley

This rafting on the river Úpa above Starý bělidlem in Babiččina údolí near Česká Skalica was named after one of the characters in the novel "Babička" by Božena Němcová - the crazy Viktorka, who was brilliantly played by the lovely actress Libuše Geprtová in one of the film adaptations of this work. It was 1971, when this film was presented to television viewers, and for almost 100 years the raft carried its current name, although at the turn of the…