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Heiliger Born Spring

Heiliger Born Spring

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Heiliger Born Spring

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Location: Saxony, Germany

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Nicole

November 25, 2020

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The Leubnitzbach, also named Heiliger Born after a spring in its middle course, or Neuostraer Wasser is a left tributary of the Elbe in the southern urban area of Dresden. The brook has been of great importance for the water supply in Dresden since the Middle Ages.

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Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe AG

July 26, 2024

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In the 16th century, the Holy Spring was considered one of the very rare clean water sources. The water was piped into the Dresden fortress via pinewood pipes and then distributed to the fountains via an ingenious canal system. A main pipe had a diameter of around 8 to 10 centimeters. For the next 400 years, this construction served to supply Dresden with water.

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Marcel Schaller

January 11, 2021

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The valley of the Heiligenbornbach, one of numerous smaller bodies of water in the southern outskirts, extends between the Altleubnitz village center and the residential area on the Fuchsberg. Here …

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Elevation 200 m

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Friday 5 June

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11°C

20 %

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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