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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Heiliger Pütz Alternative Name: Heiligenbach, Heilige Pötz Drove, Helje PötzCountry: Germany
NOTE: This site is 1.955 km away from the location you searched for.
Land: North Rhine-Westphalia Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Kreuzau Nearest Village: Drove
Latitude: 50.721760N Longitude: 6.523620E
Condition:
| 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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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The word Heilig may stem from "holy" or, alternatively, from "hill". Pütz is an old word for "well".
The Romans had used this well to supply a Roman-made channel through the hill that lead to a villa rustica in Söller.
Reference:
[01] Bodendenkmälerin der Gemeinde Kreuzau.
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