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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Heilsteinquelle Alternative Name: SauerbrunnenCountry: Germany
NOTE: This site is 6.018 km away from the location you searched for.
Land: North Rhine-Westphalia Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Simmerath Nearest Village: Einruhr
Latitude: 50.583649N Longitude: 6.380983E
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 |
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It has been speculated that the site might even have served as a Roman sanctuary. The well exit must have been destroyed in the subsequent centuries. The site was rediscovered in 1826, together with the Roman coins.
The well exit was rebuilt in 2003. It lies in the inner courtyard of the Heilsteinhaus (formerly known as Bürgerhaus).
The well pit at the Heilsteinhaus is 47 m deep. Another well exit lies in the Vogelsang military training area. It is accessible since 2006.
Literature:
[01] Lauscher, H.G.: Zur Geschichte der Heilsteinquelle bei Einruhr. In: Das Monschauer Land 33 (2005).
[02] Haupt, E.: Die Heilsteinquelle – einst ein römisches Heiligtum. In: Das Monschauer Land 17 (1989).
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