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Tuhala Witch's Well

German: Toal

Tuhala Witch's Well

Most of the year this is an ordinary-looking well in the Tuhala karst area. But after heavy rain or a fast snowmelt the underground Tuhala River swells beneath it, and water bursts up through the shaft and boils over the rim like a fountain, sometimes for several days. Local lore has a livelier explanation: deep below, the witches of Tuhala are in their sauna, whipping one another with birch whisks so hard that the water above them froths. When the well 'boils', crowds still trek through the woods to watch, even in the middle of winter.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

Eesti keeles

Suurema osa aastast on see Tuhala karstialal paiknev kaev täiesti tavalise välimusega. Kuid pärast tugevat vihma või kiiret lumesulamist paisub selle all maa-alune Tuhala jõgi ja vesi purskab kaevušahtist üles ning keeb üle ääre nagu purskkaev, mõnikord mitu päeva järjest. Kohalik pärimus seletab seda omal moel: sügaval all käivad Tuhala nõiad saunas ja vihtlevad üksteist kasevihtadega nii hoogsalt, et vesi nende kohal vahutab. Kui nõiakaev „keeb“, tõttavad inimesed seda läbi metsa vaatama ka keset talve.

Map of the area around Tuhala Witch's Well
59.20079° N, 24.96496° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

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