Ķīzēni Holy Spring and Holy Grove

Local archaeological heritage (State Inspection for Heritage Protection, No 479). The peculiar homestead names of the 210 m high Tētīškalns Hill — Tētītes, Ņēņi, Ķīzēni, Vīģebi — have survived since ancient past when this used to be an important shrine. The ancient site complex consists of a spring, a furrow site and a find site. There is an opinion that “Tētītes” was an ancient dwelling place of druids. At Ķīzēni homestead there was the centre of the ancient shrine — the Māra Church — it is a terrace-like shrine for paying homage to the God. In the centre of it a sacral oak used to grow. The shrine is surrounded by the sacred spring. And the former site of the oak is still surrounded by circular layer of stones. All classical nature elements, water, stone, wood and the energetically active earth of the Māra shrine outline the world created by the God. (www.vidzeme.com and the text from the stand at the site).