INFORMATION BOARD
Terhagerpötje
Spring
THIS IS THE POWERFUL SOURCE IN THE TERHAGERBERG NEAR THE LITTLE BRIDGE ON THE SLOPE. THE RESIDENTS OF TERHAGEN, CATSOP, AND ELSLOO DERIVED THEIR DRINKING WATER FROM THIS SOURCE AND DID THEIR LAUNDRY THERE.
Part of the Terhagerberg was the Santeberg (sand hill). Until well into the last century, residents still dug sand here near the Terhagen spring stream.
HISTORIC PATHS
The villagers could find the spring by following the footpath from Terhagen and walking under the small bridge. Elsloo residents reached the spring via the historic road from Kaakstraat. By using these historic paths, the population could still reach the spring without entering the noble estate (an area forbidden to the villagers). Potje is an old word for spring.
CEMETERY
Elsloo once had a cemetery intended solely for the burial of Jews, specifically for one family: the Manases family. In the seventeenth century, the lord of the castle of Elsloo granted this family permission to live in Elsloo and practice their trade as butchers. One of the stipulations and conditions was that they could bury their dead at the Santeberg, not far from Terhagerpoga. Although we know for certain where this location was, it is assumed that the dead were buried on the hill at the entrance to the park at the foot of Terhagerberg. In 1836, the last descendant of the Manases family left Elsloo, and the cemetery was incorporated into the park.
Source: Terhagerpotje
® Bune Kiseg Bunnik, HM Bronbeekje from Terhagerpotje