Well of Three Brothers - Cieszyn, Poland
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davidb11
N 49° 44.903 E 018° 37.854
34U E 329337 N 5513348
It has probably existed since the Middle Ages, as a city well in Cieszyn.
Waymark Code: WM11Y39
Location: Śląskie, Poland
Date Posted: 01/09/2020
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The well was probably already used in the Middle Ages as a reservoir of water for the inhabitants of the town (burghers) and for the nearby brewery. Historically, it is no longer possible to prove when it was associated with the legend of the foundation of the town of Tešín and since it has been called the Three Brothers.
In the middle of the 19th century, at the initiative of Pavel Stalmach, the well was restored and in 1868 it was covered with a cast-iron gazebo.
This text is placed in the gazebo above the well
"Roku 810 wiaropodobne zalozenie miasta Cieszyna przez synów Leszka III, króla polskiego. Trzej bracia ksiazeta, Bolko, Leszko i Cieszko, zeszli sie po dlugiej wedrówce przy tem zródle i cieszac sie zbudowali na pamiatke miasto, które miano Cieszyn otrzymalo."
"In the year 810, a faith-like establishment of the city of Cieszyn by the sons of Leszek III, Polish king. The three brothers, princes, Bolko, Leszko and Cieszko, came together after a long journey at this source and, being glad, built a city in remembrance, which was given the name Cieszyn."
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