<< Our Photo Pages >> Grotenbach - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Germany in North Rhine-Westphalia
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: GrotenbachCountry: Germany
NOTE: This site is 2.567 km away from the location you searched for.
Land: North Rhine-Westphalia Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Witten
Latitude: 51.452611N Longitude: 7.381856E
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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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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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 |
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3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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Harald_Platta visited on 23rd Aug 2017 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4
The name (Grote = the Great = Odin) suggests that the well might have been venerated in ancient times. A similar idea has been presented for the Grotenberg, which is a hill in Bochum, where the Horkenstein originally was localized. The Grotenbach incorporates the Heilige Bach ("Sacred Stream") and the Steinbach ("Stone Stream") before entering the bigger Rüpingsbach in Dortmund. The original well opening lies a few meters before the present exit site beneath the Annener Gussstahlwerke steelworks. It cannot be reached in the summer months because the small footpath leading there is tightly covered with vegetation. The current well exit site itself cannot be reached in the winter as well, because the area is fenced in.
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