Hole kilde, Fraugde, Denmark
N 55° 20.820 E 010° 29.930
32U E 595044 N 6134429
Hole Kilde er en fredet kilde nær Odense. Hole Well is a holy well near Odense.
Waymark Code: WMGF36
Location: Region Syddanmark, Denmark
Date Posted: 02/24/2013
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Hole Kilde er en fredet kilde mellem Fraugde og Birkum sydøst for Odense. Kilden blev gennem tiderne anset for at have helbredende virkning og blev af denne grund flittigt besøgt Sankt Hans aften. Ud fra denne skik udviklede de såkaldte kildemarkeder sig, der fortsatte til op i 1800-tallet. Fra 1794 til begyndelsen af 1800-tallet stod der en kro tæt på kilden, der kaldtes for Krukkekro. Hole kilde er viet til Sankt Laurentius og har tidligere været opsøgt for sine helbredende egenskaber.
Sagnet om Hole kilde er forbundet med Fraugdegaard, idet sagnet fortæller at hvis kilden forfalder, udbryder der byldepest i besætningen på Fraugdegaard.
Omkring 1980 blev besætningen syg og da man ikke fandt nogen naturlig forklaring på symptomerne, tog man ud til kilden. Der opdagede man, at korset var brækket af på grund af råd. Man tilkaldte en snedker til at udbedre skaden, hvorpå sygdommen forsvandt fra besætningen .
Hole Well is a protected spring of Fraugde and Birkum south of Odense. The spring was through the ages considered to have a curative effect and was for this reason frequently visited Midsummer evening. From this custom developed the so-called spring markets themselves, which continued to up in the 1800s. From 1794 to early 1800s was there an inn near the spring, who called for Krukkekro. Hole spring is dedicated to St. Lawrence and has previously been sought out for its healing properties.
The legend of Hole spring associated with Fraugde yard because legend tells that if the spring becomes the bubonic plague outbreak in the herd at Fraugde yard.
Around 1980 the crew sick and when they did not find any natural explanation for the symptoms, was taken out to the spring. It was discovered that the cross was broken off because at the rot. Mon summoned a carpenter to repair the damage which the disease disappeared from the herd.