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Natural Monuments

North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Helje Pötz Power Place

Natural Monuments

North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Helje Pötz Power Place

Highlight • Natural Monument

Helje Pötz Power Place

Hiking

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Cycling

4.8

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Gravel riding

5.0

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This Highlight is in a protected area

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Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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

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February 13, 2021

Cycling

is a spring basin in the forest near Drove (Kreuzau) below the slope of the Drover Heide in the North Rhine-Westphalian district of Düren.
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 soil monument of the municipality of Kreuzau-Drove. The Romans took hold of the spring and raised the edge, which is still clearly visible today. From here the water was led through the tunnel to a Roman villa rustica near Soller.

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August 14, 2024

Cycling

inconspicuous and yet essential

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August 24, 2025

Hiking

The term "Helje Pötz" used for this highlight is quite correct, as it can also be found on the information board on site. However, these words may require some (virtual) visitors who don't speak the Rhenish dialect to explain them, and even the translation program is unlikely to be of any help in this regard. "Helje" means "holy (saints)," and a "Pötz" (the High German equivalent "Pütz" is also likely largely unknown—at least among the younger generation) is the name for a water source in the form of a well or spring.

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Elevation 190 m

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

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