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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Kassel District

Scheißborn-Brunnen

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Kassel District

Hersfeld-Rotenburg

Rotenburg a.d. Fulda

Scheißborn-Brunnen

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Scheißborn-Brunnen

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Location: Rotenburg a.d. Fulda, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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Andreas

June 23, 2021

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The oldest evidence of Scheißborn is from 1592. According to legend, in the Middle Ages the Rotenburgers were plagued by robbers who had nested in the ruined walls of Rodenberg Castle. In order to expel the gang, the Rotenburgers came up with a ruse. They contaminated the nearby Born with faeces in such a way that the spring could no longer be used to supply drinking water - the laborers left the local mountain. The Rotenburgers became the "Bornschissern" and the spring was given the name "Scheißborn". Recommended reading: Around the Alheimer, Volume 7, pp. 55-59.

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Papa Outdoor

August 27, 2025

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Andreas

August 16, 2022

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This is the "Scheißborn Fountain".

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