Water well of Saint Zdislava in Lemberk, Natural spring in Lvová, Czech Republic
The Water well of Saint Zdislava is a spring on the left bank of the Panenský Stream in Lvová, at about 309 metres elevation. Its water rises from sandstone rocks below the western slopes of the Krutina hill. In 1862 an octagonal Empire-style gloriette with eight Tuscan columns was built over the spring, and the outflow was later piped under the path to the stream.
The spring is linked to Saint Zdislava, a noblewoman who lived in the 13th century at Lemberk Castle. She used this water source while caring for sick people in the area.
The spring carries the name of Saint Zdislava, a noblewoman from the 13th century whose memory remains present in the local area. Visitors come to collect water as part of a custom that has been passed down through generations.
The spring lies on the left bank of the Panenský brook, about 200 metres by path from the Bredovský letohrádek, reached along a protected 430-metre lime avenue that also leads to the Zdislava chapel. The outflow was piped under the path to the brook bank at the end of the 19th century, and the town of Jablonné v Podještědí carried out the last building works in the 1990s. The chapel above is walled shut.
The underground water from this spring is believed to have special qualities that have been valued by locals for centuries. The location draws people who trust in the healing power of this water.
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