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Source of the Kaitzbach

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Source of the Kaitzbach

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    Location: Freital, Saxon Switzerland-East Ore Mountains, Saxony, Germany

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    February 4, 2018

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    The Kaitzbach spring (a so-called stratified spring) rises here and at several other points along the tree line. The natural monument was reactivated in 1954. By the time the Wall …
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    April 16, 2021

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    The source of the twelve-kilometer-long Kaitzbach is located in a semi-open stone roundel. In the 18th century the Kaitzbach, along with Heiliger Born and Weißeritz, contributed to the drinking water supply of Dresden. What hardly anyone knows: The Kaitzbach has a second source in Kleinnaundorf. However, this is piped underground and is hardly visible.
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    April 1, 2018

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    Water Art Trail MNEMOSYNE Musenstein 1 by Christa Donner (2000) organized by the Dresden Secession 89 (sezession89.com/mnemosyne/mnemosyne-aktivitaeten ). This path is intended to artistically accompany the Kaitzbach on its inner-city …
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