<< Our Photo Pages >> Borbecke Quelle - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Germany in North Rhine-Westphalia
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Borbecke QuelleCountry: Germany
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Land: North Rhine-Westphalia Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Essen
Latitude: 51.464025N Longitude: 6.933592E
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
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Harald_Platta visited on 2nd Jun 2016 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 4
The site is the well area of the Borbecke stream. The water leaves the ground from at least three openings. The well basins were built in 1928. The original name is Borathbeki and may mean Bruktererbach ("Bructeri Stream"), which refers to the Germanic tribe of the Bructeri. However, it is not known, whether the Bructeri used this site as sanctuary.
Today, the well lies within the palace garden of Borbeck castle. The stream supplies the ditch of the castle.
Literature:
[01] Marfording, B. (Hrsg.): Schloss Borbeck und sein Park. Oberhof - Wasserburg - Lustschloss - Residenz und Bürgerzentrum im Wandel der Jahrhunderte (1999).
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