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<< Text Pages >> Opferteich Moringen - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Germany in Lower Saxony, Bremen

Submitted by Harald_Platta on Saturday, 24 March 2018  Page Views: 763

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Opferteich Moringen Alternative Name: Opferteich Martinikirche
Country: Germany
NOTE: This site is 0.439 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:
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:
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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
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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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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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