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Holy Spring at the Evangelical Kreuzkirche Wiedenest

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Holy Spring at the Evangelical Kreuzkirche Wiedenest

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Holy Spring at the Evangelical Kreuzkirche Wiedenest

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    Location: Bergneustadt, Oberbergischer Kreis, Bergisches Land, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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    March 21, 2021

    Bergneustadt-Wiedenest
    Holy well
    Coordinates: 51 ° 01'15 "North 07 ° 40'48" East Oberbergischer Kreis
    Gummersbach
    Directions: approx. 50km east of Cologne on the B56 Bergneustadt, at the entrance to Wiedenest zur
    Turn into the Bible School (Martin-Luther-Str.) And park there. The source is about 50m
    behind the church across from the old schoolhouse.
    A crusader is said to have left a splinter of the Holy Cross of Christ in the church.
    From then on, a reliquary cult emerged, which led to the church from the 15th century
    was also consecrated to the Holy Cross.
    The one above the church is a spring that is said to have healing properties. To
    today the spring gushes, which was important in Celtic times.
    Despite the notice “No drinking water” attached to the fountain, people fetch themselves from
    near and far the fresh spring water.
    de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelische_Kreuzkirche_(Wiedenest)
    It is mentioned in the first section, the holy spring at the Protestant Kreuzkirche in Wiedenest.
    When we went on vacation here in the Bergisches Land for the first time, we were told about the holy spring. When we drove there, people were lining up with bottles and canisters. Students told us they made their coffee with this water and have not gotten sick since then. One man even came with a station wagon full of canisters, he used this water for everything. As we were told and as can be read on Wikipedia, the source has never dried up since the 15th century. Now, however, it has happened, one church worker explained to us sadly.

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      September 5, 2021

      Very nice, the lake, and the dam wall offers great views.

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