Čertovka Water Wheel Bridge

"Čertovka is a small stream dividing Kampa from Prague, making it an island. The word "čert" in Czech means "devil". Don't worry, no devil resides there! The legend has it that back in the late 19th century, a grumpy woman used to do her laundry in the stream and would always complain and yell at the kids running around. The kids gave her a nickname the "devil woman", "čertovská bába" in Czech. This nickname started to spread and slowly turned into "čertovka". Unfortunately, we cannot see this woman anymore but one interesting thing you can look for is the statue of "vodník". It's a figure of a green man, sitting by the mill wheel. A popular faery water man from Czech folk fairy tales, according to the myth, on the lookout for young virgin souls. "

"The Devil's Canal (Čertovka), also known as Little Prague Venice, is a canal situated in the Lesser Quarter (Malá Strana). It draws its water from the Vltava River and, after a course of 740 meters, flows back into the same river. Along its path, there are several medieval mills. The canal is believed to have been constructed in the 12th century by the Order of the Knights of Malta, who expanded the area to the right and formed an island called Kampa. "