This is cache is part of our series, Sacred Springs. A sacred spring, or holy well, is a small body of water emerging from underground and venerated either in a pagan or a Christian context, often both. The term is commonly employed to refer to any water source of limited size which has some significance in the folklore of the local area. This can take the form of a particular name, an associated legend, or the attribution of healing qualities. In Christian legend, the spring water is often said to have been made to flow by the action of a saint. Our approach on the sacrality of these springs is slightly profane: it refers mostly to the holiness of native land.
Orienteering is a sport somewhat akin to geocaching: requires navigation skills, using a map and compass to get from one point to another, but, usually running. Participants receive a specially prepared map of orientation, which they use to find checkpoints. Few of our fellow-citizens know that our city has a rich history of this sport, orienteering competitions were held annually since 1961. A great fan of this sport was Lajos Binder, then President of the County Commission of Tourism-Climbing. The spring we invite you today was named after this great sportsman of Cluj.
Orientarea sportiva este un sport oarecum înrudit cu geocachingul: necesita abilitati de navigare, folosind o harta si busola pentru a ajunge de la un punct la altul, dar, de obicei deplasarea se face prin alergare. Participantii primesc o harta de orientare special pregatita, pe care o folosesc pentru a gasi punctele de control. Putini clujeni cunosc faptul ca orasul nostru are un bogat istoric în privinta acest sport, din 1961 s-au organizat anual competitii numite Cupa Clujului. Un mare iubitor al acestui sport a fost Ludovic Binder, presedintele de atunci al Comisiei Judetene de Turism-Alpinism. Izvorul la care va invitam azi, poarta numele acestui fost mare om de sport clujean.