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<< Text Pages >> Reizenborn Quelle - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Germany in Rhineland-Palatinate

Submitted by KaiHofmann on Tuesday, 07 February 2012  Page Views: 2239

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Reizenborn Quelle Alternative Name: Reizenborn
Country: Germany
NOTE: This site is 4.505 km away from the location you searched for.

Land: Rhineland-Palatinate Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Simmern  Nearest Village: Riesweiler
Latitude: 49.944485N  Longitude: 7.587013E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
3
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Sacred Spring in Rhineland-Palatinate

Probably a celtic sacred spring. In medieval times used as a hermitage. Celtic sculptured heads were found around this sanctuary. Later they were built into the church of the village Riesweiler- still visible today.
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