Max and Moritz Spring

At this point / I would like to quickly / say something about the source:
To quote the incomparable humorist Heinz Erhardt (1909 - 1979), who was known to a wide audience for his word jokes and "Noch'n poem", with a short quatrain:
"There is certainly much beauty in
on the element, the wet.
Because you can drink the water.
But you can - also leave it."
(H.Erhardt)

According to tradition, the spring was named after two railway workers from Altenbeken, who regularly chose this place for a leisurely rest on their hikes. These two were real Altenbeken originals. They were known to the locals as a funny couple, as "Max and Moritz".

Via the “Viadukt Wanderweg” you can reach a cool resting place from the Driburger Grund. A narrow footbridge leads from the path to a noticeable incision in the slope. In this incision, driven into the slope by iron mining, water emerges from the rocky subsoil in three places.

It flows in small rivulets into a dammed pond. The basin was created by an opencast mine over four hundred years ago. The original name for the spring did not come into use until the beginning of the last century.

According to tradition, two railway workers from Altenbeken gave the source its name because they regularly chose this place for a leisurely rest on their hikes. These two were real Altenbeken originals.

In the population they were known as a funny couple, as "Max and Moritz".