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.
[RO] Nu am nici cea mai mica idee, de unde provine numele acestui izvor. Cu toate ca este un loc foarte agreat de excursionistii clujeni, nu am gasit nicio urma scrisa (e drept ca am cautat doar pe internet) despre acest izvor. Denumirea de Izvorul lui Stefan am auzit-o de la membrii Asociatiei Carpatina Ardelene. Izvorul se poate accesa dinspre Drumul Sfantul Ioan ce urca din Valea Plescai spre cabana veche de odinioara. La punctul de acces ENTRANCE am luat-o spre sud, apoi am mers în directia sud-vest aproximativ 1 km. Am dat de Izvorul lui Stefan la extremitatea vestica a unei poieni mari.
[EN] I have no idea where the name of this spring comes from. Although it is a very pleasant place for hikers of the area, I found no written record about this spring (I confess that I only searched on the internet). I heard the name Stephen's Spring from hikers of the Transylvanian Carpathian Association. The spring can be accessed from the road that ascends the St. John Valley to what once used to be the "old cottage". We have veered off the road to south at waypoint ENTRANCE, then went south-west about 1 km. We came across Stephen's Spring at the western side of a large glade.