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North Rhine-Westphalia

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Kreis Düren

Kreuzau

Heiliger Pütz Spring

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Kreis Düren

Kreuzau

Heiliger Pütz Spring

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Location: Kreuzau, Kreis Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Viewpoint on Drover Heath – Hengebach Castle loop from Kreuzau Eifelstraße

44.6km

03:22

540m

Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Viewpoint on Drover Heath – Weiertor Zülpich loop from Nemmenich

41.2km

02:46

200m

Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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3. Heiliger Pütz Spring – Drover-Berg Tunnel loop from Thum

19.3km

01:36

150m

Easy mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Suitable for all skill levels.

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SunnyKay☀️🚴‍♀️🐾

August 7, 2017

Saint Pütz is the former source of the Roman aqueduct

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Gerd

July 2, 2018

Source of the Roman Drover mountain tunnel.

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Niklas 🥾🚲🛶🛼😀

November 20, 2023

The Holy Pütz (also Helje Pötz) is a spring basin in the forest near Drove (Kreuzau) below the slope of the Drover Heide in the Düren district of North Rhine-Westphalia.

The name “holy” is derived from “hill”, “Pütz” is the name for a spring.

The source drains into the Thumbach, also called Heiligenbach. The spring basin together with the Drover-Berg Tunnel is a nationally important archaeological monument in the community of Kreuzau-Drove. The Romans captured the source and raised the edge, which can still be clearly seen today. From here the water was led through the tunnel to a Roman villa rustica near Soller. Today the source has been pierced so that the water can flow away.

The spring produces around 480 m³ of water per day, which emerges from a geological fault line at the end of a tile tilted to the northeast.

Source: wikipedia.org

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Location: Kreuzau, Kreis Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Heiliger Pütz Spring

1. Viewpoint on Drover Heath – Hengebach Castle loop from Kreuzau Eifelstraße

2. Viewpoint on Drover Heath – Weiertor Zülpich loop from Nemmenich

3. Heiliger Pütz Spring – Drover-Berg Tunnel loop from Thum

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