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By atarum on 11-Nov-02. Waypoint GCA71A

They say that this spring has healing power (see the sign to the Spring).
The name of the Heilquelle is Sauerbrunnen (acidulous mineral water), because it taste a little sour.
Since generations many people come here every day to fill bottles with this Water...

It is located in the Nettetal near by the Riedener Mühlen / Eifel / Germany.

Chloderic and the Commander

Location: Biel/Bienne, canton of Bern, Switzerland.

We found this spring near a church in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland.

Thanks for the cache and happy new year!

Sanne & Kiki

Found "Johannes Brunnen" near Treis-Karden (Moselle), Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

There is a Chapel in the background of the Photo.

schmittinger

Found this Holy Water at a shrine near a regular cache (GCG0FG) in the shadow of Tokyo Tower.

[This entry was edited by BKip on Saturday, December 10, 2005 at 5:15:35 AM.]

I found it in NRW, Germany. Many thanks.

Gruß Snowdream

We found this Holy Spring between a Cachetour with Team Snoedream in Germany.

TFTC

Greetings from Germany
Team Goldregen

Fount this holy srping in Rajecka Lesna, Slovakia.

Fount this really holy srping in Bietzen, a little village near Merzig in Germany. It is a health-water-spring. You can drink this water when feeling sick. It really helps ! You can also take a bath in the warm water a few miles away in the health bath (Thermalbad Merzig). Great ! Thanks for this fine cache !

It promises you in an add, that if you drink or bathe in that water, you will become healthy, you will get more strength and you will not feel stress. You will become creative and your thoughts will become clear!

"Die Quelle bringt einen Magnesium-Calcium-Natrium-Hydrogencarbonat-Sulfat-Säuerling zutage und hat den höchsten Magnesiumgehalt Österreichs. Die Thermalquelle wurde im Jahre 1997 erschlossen. In Bad Sauerbrunn können sie sich gesund trinken und zu neuer Kraft kommen. Wasser macht stressfrei, kreativ und lässt uns klarer denken. Ein hoher Mineral- und Spurenelementgehalt im Wasser beeinflusst das Wohlbefinden wesentlich."

Found in Bad Sauerbrunn, in Burgenland, Austria. Link: http://www.bad-sauerbrunn.at/cms/front_content.php?idcat=4

Beutelteufelweibchen

[This entry was edited by Beutelteufelweibchen on Saturday, November 05, 2005 at 2:54:32 PM.]

That´s the holy spring in the middle of our village.

Greeting from Germany, Alsdorf, Rheinland-Pfalz

bye Team Uschi Steffi & Mätti & Buffy

www.diealsdorfer.de

This Holy Spring is between Solingen and Haan.

One believes to be able to recognize in the "holy fount" still name origins into heidnische times (victim places) in the source, in which the first Christians let themselves be baptized. In 7. Century missionierte pc. Suitbertus in Bergi, it created 710 a Benediktinerkloster in the later Kaiserswerth.

Greetings from Germany.

Ralf

Wekiwa Springs is the headwaters of the Wekiva River in central Florida. It is the crown jewel of our riverine systems and holy grounds to those of us with a love of the outdoors.

This holy spring was found during geocaching activities. Its name is Rebekkaquelle (rebecca spring). The positive effect is on cardiovascular system and gastrointesinal tract. Its temperature is constant 8°C and the flow is 60 litres per minute. In the years 1865-1938 its function was the curative spring for the convalescent home "Winternitz" near Kaltenleutgeben (Lower Austria). There the 'hydrotherapy' was developped and perfected. In the year 2003 the spring was refurbished as it looks now and still people come with empty tanks to bring this healthy water to their home. For more information see http://www.rebekkaquelle.cool.cd/.

Greetings from Austria

This source in Altenbeken (Northrhine westfalia, Germany) won an unbelievable meaning, many to believe that the water special welfare-ends qualities has. From far on humans come water to get over here. One sees it at the many cans. It was until some years ago only one well at a much driven on road.

Translate by Google, sorry, but my english is terrible too.

Thanks for the cache
Ulrike and Rainer

The flow from this spring is legendary and "never ending." We had to wait in line to take this picture!

This holy spring - "Sanct Sørens Kilde" - is located in "Rye Sønderskov(forest)" 19 km. south-east to Silkeborg in Denmark. Legends tell that the country-boy - "Søren" - was inspired to serve God, and that he later on became a bishop in Köln, Germany. People came in more centuries to cure themselves. Especially the water should be good for eye-diseases.

In Viborg, Denmark there is a Holy Spring, the “Saint Leoni Springâ€. It is named after Saint Apollonia, a holy Byzantine virgin. She suffered martyrdom in 249 in Alexandria during a local uprising against the Christians. She jumped into the fire herself rather than renouncing the Christianity. Before burning she was tortured and hit in the head so she lost all her teeth. She became the saint and helper for people with toothache. Today she is used in the logo for the Danish Dentist Association.

[url=http://www.londonderrylithia.com]Londonderry Lithia Springs[/url]
Off Route 102 near High Range Road
Londonderry, NH, USA

The Londonderry Lithia Spring was discovered in 1882 on a farm in West Londonderry, New Hampshire. The water was tested and found to contain a large amount of "lithia." At the time, lithia (the oxide of lithium) was considered to provide a cure for health problems that were caused by uric acid. There was also a legend that local Indians knew the magical properties of the water and held a dance each year around the spring to honor it.

By 1886, the Lithia Spring Water Company was formed and started selling the water widely throughout North America and Europe. The company sold their water in five gallon, one gallon, half gallon, pints, splits, and quart size green glass bottles. The water was available in both "still" and "sparkling" versions. Great care was taken to seal the bottles and mark the corks with trademarks. The company warned customers to check for these marks "lest some worthless imitation be substituted." The water was widely sold at grocers, druggists, and wine merchants.

Eventually, however, the United States Government determined that the amount of lithia in the water was not sufficient to allow it to be promoted using the term "lithia." This ruling, along with the advent of prohibition, resulted in the ultimate failure of the company. Nothing remains of the Londonderry Lithia Water Company today. Well, nothing except lots of historic collectibles! (For a more complete history of the Londonderry Lithia Water Company, see the [url=http://www.londonderrylithia.com]company's historic web pages[/url].)

Yet, the spring supplying the medicinal lithia water still provides water today! The land containing the spring is now owned by the Town of Londonderry, and the spring is available for any to use to draw water, free of charge! Many people come from miles away in order to get water here. Indeed, while I was photographing the spring, a couple drove up and proceeded to fill 5 six-gallon jugs with water as well as a number of smaller jugs, too! They said that they come every week to draw sufficient water for all drinking and cooking at their home.

Who knows, maybe with the modern-day distribution of bottled water at high margins (not too unlike the state of water supply 100 years ago), the "Londonderry Lithia Water Company" could be revived?!?

Thanks for the cache to encourage me to find out more than I would have imagined about this amazing spring supplying water with "medicinal qualities" just a few miles from our home!

We found this holy spring named "Frauenbruendl" (or "Frauenbruenndl") in South Bavaria/Germany.
It is coming out under an old chapel blessed to Holy Mary.
The chapel was built already in 17th century by people thanking Holy Mary for being spared with pestilence and war.

Asteline and Astelix

Puits de Sainte Renelde

Near Tubize in Belgium
Details at http://www.skene.be/RWJP98TXT/saintes.html
Guérison des affections des yeux, plaies, éruptions, ulcères, paralysie, apoplexie et autres maux corporels

This place is in a private field but accessible to the public

Anne et Pierre

NB Here is a more detailed desccription translated from http://www.skene.be/RWJP2000/BW033.html

Since the Middle Ages, pilgrims go to the village of Saintes to venerate there the relics of holy Renelde in the primarily Gothic parish church (tower classified like monument since 1938), and go then to the well to draw miraculous water there. This water is considered to cure the diseases of the eyes and the skin. Today still, it practically does not occur a day without one or the other pilgrim not going there. According to the legend, at the time of a great dryness, Renelde (VIIe century) which worked with the fields with its servants, would have driven its ground rake making spout out a fountain. Since, the water of the well dug at this place, is considered miraculous. The well and its enclosure are classified like monument and site since 1989. The blue stone curbstone accomodates a structure baldachin out of metal which the statue of the holy one surmounts. The sump is protected by a small platform. The curbstone could date from XVIe century. It was restored in 1637 and it is into 1861 that the priest of Saintes made carry out great work with the well, giving him its current aspect.



[This entry was edited by Blue Gator on Monday, September 26, 2005 at 1:42:28 PM.]

This is a note about Sainte Renelde (Babel fish traduction from the french text at the mentioned website, with some corrections from Blue Gator) :

From the Middle Ages, Saintes becomes an important center dedicated to the worship of holy Renelde. According to the tradition, Renelde stays from 662 at Saintes after a seven years pilgrimage in the Holy Land. In 680, at the time of a barbarian invasion, Renelde and two disciples take refuge in the church of Saintes. They are wildly tormented when they were in prayer. Renelde is trailed by the hair and has her head sliced by a sword. The name of the locality would point out the martyrdom of these three saints. Quickly, the relics of holy Renelde are the subject of an important veneration. They are called upon for the cure of the affections of the eyes, wounds, eruptions, ulcers, paralysis, apoplexy and other diseases. The great procession of the Sainte-Renelde takes place each year on the Sunday of the Trinity. The cart of procession of Sainte-Renelde drawn by four draught horses from race “brabançonne†is accompanied by an escort of an hundred riders and follows a route including the churches of Quenast, Wisbecq and Bierghes. In the center of a pretty place, the Sainte-Renelde church, mainly of XVIe century, is proud of its beautiful tower in the Tournaisian style. Its furniture is particularly rich and refers to the worship of the holy martyrdom. The visitor will be interested in particular by the cart of the procession of Sainte-Renelde, probably from the begenning of the XVIIe century. The surrounding countryside is punctuated with many chapels and, especially, the well of Sainte-Renelde frequently visited by the pilgrims.

We found spring Kralovka near Slany, Czech rep.

This is the Holy Spring in Maria Gugging (Lower Austria). Maria Gugging - a popular place of pilgrimage – is an imitation of the famous Grotto of Lourd in France. It was established in 1923 by a priest named Kaspar Hutter. The rock had to be adapted a little bit to form a nice Grotto and inside you can find a sculpture of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It was consecrated in 1925 by prelate Ignaz Seipel. Some meters beneath the grotto at teh left side there is the Holy Spring.
Happy Caching
Die Höhlenbären (Tina & Pezi)

I know the place of this holy spring many yars. It´s near of town Znojmo and its name in Czech is Samaritnka.

This is the holy spring of St Winifred.St. The story is told of how in the 7th century a young prince, Caradoc, visited Tegeingle near the mouth of the River Dee. Caradoc saw a pretty young girl called Winifred and made advances towards her. Winifred rejected them and then ran towards the church. Caradoc, furious for being treated in this way, chased after her and cut off her head with a sword.

Legend has it that where Winifred's head had fallen a holy spring was formed.A well was built where Winifred's head fell and people believed in the Middle Ages that its water had a curative quality.

This is a real holy spring in the center of [URL=http://www.badpyrmont.de/]Bad Pyrmont[/URL], because the name of its, "Hylliger Born", means: Holy spring! It was discovered around the time of the birth of Christ.
You can taste the water (and the water of other springs nearby) in the hall behind the spring.

Greetings from Germany and thx for the cache,
Findonaut

I went for the historical. This is the original Pilgrim Spring. The site of the first drinking well of the New World. This spring was on the land allotment to William Brewster, one of the 104 Pilgrims that came over on the Mayflower and is mentioned in logs from the 1620's. Located in downtown Plymouth, Massachusetts, it was not running today though. I was told it works, but the road was being worked on and the town had to turn it off.

Trouvé lors le mes vacances 2005, tour de la gaspesie
voir la photo pour preuve
Merci
Keeper

This spring is located on State Highway 4 between TeKuiti and Tauramanui in New Zealand. Visions of the virgin Mary and angels have been reported at this site. It has particular significance to the New Zealand Maori population. When visiting today I witnessed a Maori man collect water from the spring then pour some on one tyre and the windscreen of each car nearby for "good luck"

Known as Broadclyst Holy Well, we found this one after a great deal of research on the internet and after visiting many other similar wells that didn’t count because they were all dry! This wonderful construction is hidden away in some private woodland in the county of Devon, UK.

Its size and setting make it one of Devon’s ‘best’ holy wells, and surprisingly, there is little history known or documented about it. Built of local Killerton stone, the well building consists of a large, well-carved, rounded arch and flanking stonework. Within, a deep pool of clear water harbours a flourishing water snail community. A wire frame has been placed across the entrance, presumably to prevent animals falling into the water.

The present structure may not be many centuries old, and is most likely to have been erected by the occupants of nearby Killerton House, on whose estate (now National Trust) it stands.

Really enjoyed the homework and then finding this one (after driving all that way, the private woodlands sign had little relevance!!!)

Many thanks, The Hancock Clan

This one is the "Korbiniansbrünnlein" located on the "Campus Weihenstephan" of the TUM (Technical University of Munich). A lot of buildings on the hill are part of the former monastery. According to the legend the monks complained about that they had to climb down the hill every morning because there was no spring at the hill. So the holy Korbinian climbed down the hill a few steps and begann to pray. At the end of his prayer he hit his stab into the ground and immediately water started to flow. After his death the spring ran dry because Korbinian wasn't buried in Weihenstephan. The spring stayed dry for fourty years until the bones were brought back to the hill. That's the story.

Later on a chapel was build above the spring but right now there are only ruins. The spring itself is behind a gate so I couldn't take a picture of it - sorry it's too dark even with daylight.

This morning I had to wait for a while because there was someone praying in front of the spring and I didn't want to disturb the man with taking pictures.