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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Opferteich Moringen Alternative Name: Opferteich MartinikircheCountry: Germany
NOTE: This site is 7.619 km away from the location you searched for.
Land: Lower Saxony, Bremen Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Moringen
Latitude: 51.701907N Longitude: 9.861092E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
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The Opferteich ("Sacrifical Lake") is located in Moringen (Lower Saxony/Germany). It lies close to Martinikirche church, which is one of the oldest churches in the Sother part of Lower Saxony. It is discussed that the lake was part of a Pre-Christian sanctuary.
Literature:
[01] Ernst, P.: Opferteich und Martinikirche. In: Kult- und Opferplätze in Deutschland. Eine virtuelle Reise von der Steinzeit bis zum Mittelalter. [https://www.digital-culture.de/kultplatz/niedersachsen-kultplaetze.html]
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