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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: GezelinquelleCountry: Germany
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Land: North Rhine-Westphalia Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Leverkusen
Latitude: 51.040095N Longitude: 7.034877E
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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 |
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According to legend, the Blessed Gezelinus von Schlebusch put his crook into the ground and made the water spring. Many people visited the well in Medieval times. The first church, built above the well, was destroyed in the Thirty Years War. The second church building was torn down in 1868 because it had become a dangerous structure. The recent church was built on the foundation wall of the second church building.
Because of groundwork operations in the surrounding area in 1957, the groundwater ran deeper and does not now spring through its former well exit site in the church. Therefore, the water now has to be pumped up several times a day. Many visitors still collect the water of the well in bottles. The newborn children of this parish are baptized with the water from the Gezelinquelle well.
Literature:
[01] Haenel, M.: Leverkusen - Gezelinquelle. In: Wasserquellen-Atlas.
[02] Geldner, C.: Gezelinquelle. In: Kraftorte NRW.
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