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Plinius Spring
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JP
February 28, 2023
Hiking
The Pliniusbron or Pliniusfontein is a spring named after Plinius the Elder. This Roman encyclopedist mentioned a water spring in the area of the Tungri, a tribe in Gallia Belgica, …
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March 15, 2026
Hiking
The Pliny Spring is located near the Chapel of Saint-Gilles. This is believed to be the spring mentioned by Pliny in *De rerum natura* (Li. 31), although it is unclear …
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Gert Pellin
March 1, 2021
Road cycling
The footpath is crossed here by a brook from the Pliny spring, the brook is very narrow and shallow and laid out in such a way that it can be waded through, even by bicycle in any season.
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