Esteemed springs and wells of Donetchiny

Springs and wells on Donetchine were always esteemed by the people. Now many sources are arranged well by church or patrons of art and consecrated in honor of the orthodox sacred. So the Avdeevsky source — is consecrated in honor of prelate Nikolay Chudotvortsa, a source in Removke — in honor of healer Pantelejmona. Many sources are known far outside of our region. To them there come many people, tourist routes are laid, trips of pilgrims are spent.

Historical spring in Avdeevke

Far outside of area the Avdeevsky source of prelate Nikolay which visit not only inhabitants of neighboring settlements, but also heads of Donetsk and area and other visible people is known. Visitors from Germany, Italy and other countries are frequent here. Consider that to a fertile source some hundreds years. It is said that from him took water, going by an oxen to Crimea behind salt.

Officially a source it is mentioned since the basis of Avdeevki (1778). At the time of godlessness the spring has been filled up. Have restored him again in 2002. The source is located in oak wood on a picturesque glade, the parking place here is equipped. Over a spring — an artwork a well wooden felling. Arrived here not only are reserved by healing water, but also type her buckets given here, having a shower bath her in special booths. Water temperature invigorating — always eight degrees. Near to a well a cozy small chapel of prelate Nikolay in which weekly takes place divine service. In day of celebrating of memory of Nikolay Chudotvortsa to a source from the Piously-Mihajlovsky temple of Avdeevki passes religious procession, the way here occupies about 40 minutes. To get to a source from Donetsk easy. On highway to Konstantinovka the colourful index is from apart visible. Having curtailed from a line on the left, you through half-kilometer of wood road will be at the purpose.

Source of the Kasperovsky monastery

At an abrupt bend of small river Gruzsky, among dense gardens of village Kiselevka the Kasperovsky female monastery lies. Among the green sea of gardens as the big white liner, towers an ancient Odigitrievsky temple of a monastery. The source has made the way on a stony slope of a high hill in several kilometers from a monastery above on a watercourse. On holidays from a monastery to him passes religious procession.

Source name live and silver because in his water there are silver ions. Over a place вытока waters costs stone стела with the icon cut on her and prayer words. From hill top the fascinating panorama of spacious Donetsk steppe and a green valley of small river leaving afar Gruzsky opens. At a hill foot one more spring with iodide water follows.
To visit the Silver source and the Kasperovsky monastery it is possible from Mospino, whence to Kiselevki about five kilometers. The source is located on settlement suburb Gruzsko-Zorjansky. Nearby there is a stop of a suburban train of "Rjasnoe", from which to a source about a half an hour on foot.

Removsky source of healer Pantelejmona

The source is on southern suburb of a city Snow, in settlement Removka. Here, in upper courses of small small river Nut, in a beam the big stream the known spring on Donbass which water contains many useful elements streams. Near to it the covered chapel-font for full ablution is erected. The chapel and a source are consecrated in honor of sacred healer Pantelejmona. Near a source always people. Nearby, on small parking place, we saw the bus with pilgrims and motor vehicles from Snow and other cities which inhabitants type here water. From city center the fixed-route taxi here goes. On an eminence near to a spring the gold dome of an ancient temple from which through a colourful arch the track to a source conducts shines.

Hartsyzsky live spring

Near a highway which are bending around from the south the city of Hartsyzsk, there is a spring using a good reputation. From him, probably, legendary Cossacks of Saur and Zuj took water. The Zuj-mountain which towers here reminds Of the old past, in territory of Hartsyzska, and from her it is possible to see and the glorified Saur-tomb. Nowadays near a noteworthy source the cozy, arranged well area with little shops and parking place on which many buses passing on brisk highway stop was formed, and people are reserved by spring water. When this spring has been equipped, any more don't remember. In Soviet period water flew from a pipe in a pedestal on which sat, having spread the wings, a stone eagle — a traditional symbol of healing waters. More recently, in 2003, near to a spring has been erected златоверхий a temple in honor of an icon of Divine Mother "Iversky". End-to-end to a present concrete curbstone of a source the spacious chapel-font is put. In her cabins for douche are equipped, the pool for full immersing alive water of the consecrated source is made.

Monahovsky silver spring

Village near Monahovo which lies between Makeyevka and Enakievo, on a small rocky wall on a beam slope, from pipe carefully put between stones the stream of ice cold water plentifully flows. Near a spring on a stone eminence there is a high wooden cross. The Monahovsky spring is popular not only among local residents, to him to drink and type waters, on motor vehicles and electric trains come from Makeyevka, Donetsk and other cities. Spring water differs remarkable qualities. She seems water of many other known springs in Donbass is more tasty. She long remains and remains fresh because, allegedly, in her silver contains. Arrived by an electric train it is necessary to pass a railway line to station Monahovo and on натоптанной to a track to go down in a beam to a spring a little. Who has arrived from Donetsk, can come back in an hour back an electric train going in Jasinovatuju.