{"id":3652,"date":"2019-08-19T15:50:53","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T15:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitviskovo.hr\/?post_type=events&#038;p=3652"},"modified":"2019-08-20T11:29:14","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T11:29:14","slug":"the-sterne-water-wells-a-source-of-life","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/visitviskovo.hr\/en\/events\/the-sterne-water-wells-a-source-of-life\/","title":{"rendered":"The \u0160terne Water Wells &#8211; A Source of Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The karst relief with its permeable limestone rocks has unfavourable conditions for life due to its inability to retain water. The River Rje\u010dina, the only stream of water in this area, which marks the north-eastern border between the Municipality of Vi\u0161kovo and the Grobnik area, has always been an important source of water. However, before the construction of the water supply system, the Rje\u010dina was generally inaccessible to people from Vi\u0161kovo, which is why water wells \u2013 locally known as&nbsp;<em>\u0161terne<\/em>&nbsp;\u2013 were a source of life for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a long time, there were only a handful of wells, which were dug in the ground and covered with a stone. It was not until the 19<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;century that the construction of communal water wells in the centre of the village began. The water was transported by pipes from the nearby roofs. Every village in Vi\u0161kovo received one such well; the oldest dates back to 1857 and is located in Sar\u0161oni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since people needed water on a daily basis, the well became the main meeting place for both young and old. People would go there to meet, exchange information and have a good time together. However, the local legend of&nbsp;<em>Malik<\/em>&nbsp;warned children against falling into the deep, cold water. All this made the well a source of life in both a physical and spiritual sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over time, tap water was introduced into every household. As a result, the wells became neglected and forgotten, and their social role was taken over by other locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of the cultural and historical importance of these wells, Vi\u0161kovo Tourist Board started renovating them in 2007. A total of 28 public water wells have been cleaned and renovated: four in Mar\u010delji, five in Marini\u0107i, two in Mladeni\u0107i, eight in Sar\u0161oni, four in Sroki, and five in Vi\u0161kovo. They now play host to various cultural and entertainment programmes in the summertime, during which time&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3653,"template":"","acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The \u0160terne Water Wells - A Source of Life - Turisti\u010dka zajednica op\u0107ine Vi\u0161kovo<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/visitviskovo.hr\/en\/events\/the-sterne-water-wells-a-source-of-life\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The \u0160terne Water Wells - A Source of Life - Turisti\u010dka zajednica op\u0107ine Vi\u0161kovo\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The karst relief with its permeable limestone rocks has unfavourable conditions for life due to its inability to retain water. 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