Location
State: Latvia
Region: Kurzeme
County: Alsunga
Parish: Alsunga
Other references to the location
3 km N of Alsunga, 470 m N of the Ruņģi homestead, in a grassy place, 15 m off the former Ventspils–Liepāja railway embankment, 150 m N of the 72/73 km post of the former railway. On the spring site, there is a bog where one can see a small sedimentary cone overlooking the surrounding bog for half a meter. A swampy place, 5 km off the bush at the 73rd kilometre of the former railway.
Coordinates
lat=57.0078666667, lon=21.5581666667
57° 0′ 28″ N, 21° 33′ 29″ E
Description
The Dižruņģi Holy Spring or the Kaziņavots Spring is a small, rising, 1.5 m deep spring. In a radius of 1 m around its outlet, the whole land is tottering just like in a swamp. The surroundings of the outlet are boggy and watery. As a spring it is inexpressive, it cannot be used as a water taking place either. It is significant as a cultural historic tale place.
Narrative
In the spring a furious scratchy old woman was drowned — this is evidenced by a short tale that is still remembered by local people nowadays. The Holy Spring’s name is also known from literature sources, sometimes also the Kaziņavots Spring name is used. Judging by place-names, possibly, it is an ancient cult site.
Attraction
Some
Availability
Access hindered. There are no information signs.One has to walk 470 m N of the Ruņģi homestead. On the spring site, there is a bog. An unaware person can go there only by guessing, over a former railway embankment, following GPS reading, because in the object’s surroundings there are swamps, fens and bogs, and the object is situated practically in a non-distinguishable bog, strongly overgrown.
Infrastructure, management, facilities
There have been no facilitation and maintenance works performed within the territory, no indication signs.
Local info
There is no information stand on site
Capacity
0 – 9
Publicity
Known
Legal Status
Private
Comments
There is a hill in the nearby surroundings, on which, according to tales, the Devil poured out stones.
