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<< Other Photo Pages >> Wittekindsquelle Lübbecke - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Germany in North Rhine-Westphalia

Submitted by Harald_Platta on Wednesday, 17 May 2017  Page Views: 970

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Wittekindsquelle Lübbecke
Country: Germany Land: North Rhine-Westphalia Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Lübbecke
Latitude: 52.295646N  Longitude: 8.635383E
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
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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.
3 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
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Wittekindsquelle Lübbecke
Wittekindsquelle Lübbecke submitted by Creative Commons : The Wittekindsquelle is a well in Lübbecke (North Rhine-Westphalia/Germany). The well was named after the Saxon leader Witteknd who lived in the 8th century. By Falk Oberdorf, Osterstr.8, 32312 Lübbecke (Self-photographed) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons (Vote or comment on this photo)
The Wittekindsquelle is a well in Lübbecke (North Rhine-Westphalia/Germany). The well was named after the Saxon leader Wittekind (Widukind) who lived in the 8th century.

The well lies near the top of the Reineberg hill. According to a legend, Wittekind was cured from his leprosy by the water of the well. It certainly was important for the nearby Reineberg castle.

It has to be noted that several wells in North Rhine-Westphalia are called Wittekindsquelle.

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