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Anton draw well in the Büngern Dingden Heath

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Anton draw well in the Büngern Dingden Heath

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Anton draw well in the Büngern Dingden Heath

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    February 5, 2025

    Draw wells can be used to extract groundwater or spring water. They are one of the historical types of wells because they were used to supply water many hundreds of years ago. This is also the case here in the Büngerner Dingdener Heide. Because they are operated by hand, it was possible to supply the livestock with drinking water in the summer months. With a house well, a bucket is suspended from a rope and moved over a roller. With this draw well, a long tree trunk (swing tree) is placed in a fork device. One end is weighted down with a stone so that the bucket is always within reach at the top. A loop is attached to the other end, to which the bucket is attached. Today, the well shaft is closed with a lid.

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      February 5, 2025

      In 2001, for the 25th anniversary of the Dingden local history association, this draw well was donated to the NRW Foundation and the Nabu. At the inauguration, Wendelin Haverkamp named the draw well "Anton". Anton van Stegen was on the board of the Dingden local history association for many years and built this well. He still feels responsible for the draw well and regularly visits the well to check that everything is in order. The wood of the swinging tree (previously always made of oak) also has to be replaced every 5 years or so. Although Mr van Stegen would have liked to try it out with an acacia to see if it might be more durable.
      (Source: Bocholter Borkener Volksblatt, BBV)

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        February 26, 2022

        With this part you can pump water

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