<< Our Photo Pages >> Waldsee Bönen - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Germany in North Rhine-Westphalia
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Waldsee Bönen Alternative Name: MergelbergteichCountry: Germany
NOTE: This site is 8.766 km away from the location you searched for.
Land: North Rhine-Westphalia Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Bönen
Latitude: 51.591842N Longitude: 7.768317E
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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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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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 |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
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3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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Harald_Platta visited on 5th Aug 2020 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 4
Several legends are connected to the Waldsee Bönen. Moreover, the so called Heilige Eichsberg ("Holy Oak Tree Hill") is not far away. This site is believed to have been a Germanic sanctuary. The surrounding area is sometimes also called Hexberg ("Witch Hill").
References:
[01] Kommunalverband Ruhrgebiet (Hrsg.): Sagen und Märchen des Ruhrgebiets, Essen 1984.
[02] Sondermann, D. (Hrsg.):Das Schloss im Waldsee. In: Sagenhaftes Ruhrgebiet [Webpage].
[03] Kramer, K. (Hrsg.): Die Fischprinzessin im Waldsee bei Bönen. In: Heilige-Quellen.de [Webpage].
[04] Stadt Bönen (Hrsg.): Heilger Eichsberg. In: Gemeinde Bönen - Tourismus [Webpage].
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