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medieval spring
The Sachsenbrunnen is an enclosed spring at the Säperstelle near Bad Harzburg in the Harz Mountains of Germany. It is located on the Emperor Way (Kaiserweg) south of the spa town. From here drinking water was piped to castle of Harzburg over several hundred metres of clay tubes in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Period.
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The former imperial castle, now ruined was built by Emperor Henry IV to guard trade routes and the lucrative mining region of the Harz. It was slighted during wars with the Saxons. Today the ruins are accessible to the public and there are information boards, a small cafe in the summer and a viewing point with the Canossa Column with great views over the town to the North German Plain
there is a restaurant and a children's railway integrated into the landscape.