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<< Other Photo Pages >> Storchenkolk - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Germany in North Rhine-Westphalia

Submitted by Harald_Platta on Sunday, 15 April 2018  Page Views: 1132

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Storchenkolk Alternative Name: Vodes Kolk
Country: Germany
NOTE: This site is 0.738 km away from the location you searched for.

Land: North Rhine-Westphalia Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Borchen
Latitude: 51.661256N  Longitude: 8.737500E
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Storchenkolk submitted by Creative Commons : The Storchenkolk, also called Vodes Kolk, is the well of the Biske creek in Borchen (North Rhine-Westphalia/Germany). It forms a well pond, in which the well opening can be seen in clear blue colour. Picture: By Freak-Line-Community [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], from Wikimedia Commons (Vote or comment on this photo)
The Storchenkolk, also called Vodes Kolk, is the well of the Biske creek in Borchen (North Rhine-Westphalia/Germany). It forms a well pond, in which the well opening can be seen in clear blue colour.

According to local legends, the well was the place where the storks pulled the newborn babies out of the water.

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