<< Other Photo Pages >> Wittekindsquelle Bergkirchen - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Germany in North Rhine-Westphalia
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Wittekindsquelle BergkirchenCountry: Germany
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Land: North Rhine-Westphalia Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Bad Oeynhausen Nearest Village: Bergkirchen
Latitude: 52.268297N Longitude: 8.773458E
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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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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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The Wittekindsquelle Bergkirchen is a well in Bad Oeynhausen-Bergkirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia/Germany). It is named after the Saxon leader Widukind (Wittekind).
Several legends are associated with the well. It has been speculated that this site had been a pagan Saxon sanctuary before the first version of the nearby Evangelische Kirche zu Bergkirchen was built in the 8th century.
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