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Vrany Multi-Cache

Hidden : 3/23/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

CESKY: Tato multikes vas provede po pamatkach v obci Vrany, celková delka je neco malo pres 2 km.

ENGLISH: Cache´ll show you roud sights of village Vrany, total distance of this multicache is over 2 km.


Vrany

O obci


Poloha, puvod nazvu, osidleni
Obec Vrany lezi na severozapadnim okraji Stredoceskeho kraje cca 12 km od Slaneho smerem na severo-zapado-sever. Jeji nazev je odvozen bud od tmave (sive, vrane) pudy, nebo od velkeho mnozstvi hnizdicich vran. Jak dokladaji archeologicke nalezy, byla tato lokalita osidlena jiz ve starsi dobe ledove (cca pred 25 tisici lety), dalsi vyznamne nalezy pak potvrzuji osidleni v mladsi a pozdni dobe kamenne i dobe bronzove. Slovanske osidleni doklada nalez casti slovanskeho sidliste (obilnice a zaklad chaty).


Historie
Prvni pisemna zminka o obci je z roku 1228, nejstarsim znamym drzitelem (1341) je V. Fridrich (Bedrich z Vraneho). Za sest stoleti (od roku 1341 do roku 1945) se vystridalo celkem 42 drzitelu Vraneho nebo jeho casti. V roce 1394 se majitelem casti obce stava V. Hynek z Kaufunku, ktery obec osidluje predevsim Nemci, takze Vrany je az do 15. stoleti prevazne nemeckou obci.
Vyznamny je rok 1434, kdy Vrany kupuje Vilem II. Zajic z Hazenburka. Na zaklade primluvy rodu Zajicu z Hazenburka (konkretne Jana III. Zajice z Hazenburka) Vrany dostava 4. dubna 1513 od Vladislava II. Jagelonskeho radu privelegii (napr. pravo vyrocnich trhu, pravo mile - vybirani cla apod.), ktere vedou k rozkvetu obce.
Roku 1552 stavi Petr Chotek z Vojnina ve Vranem tvrz, ale za tricetilete valky (1618-1648) je obec tezce poskozena. Z puvodnich 650 obyvatel zbylo po valce ani ne 150, z 33 chalup zbylo osm a pocet statku poklesl z 28 na 8. V roce 1706 prodal Vrany jeho majitel (Kristof Karel baron Voracicky) Metropolitni kapituli svateho Vita na Prazskem hrade. Kapitula drzela obec az do r. 1945. V tuto dobu vznikla vetsina vranskych pamatek a Vrany se stalo sidlem a centrem rozsahleho panstvi.
Ani Vranemu se nevyhnula kolektivizace zemedelstvi po roce 1948. Bylo zalozeno JZD, soukrome statky byly zestatneny. V roce 1980 byly k Vranemu pripojeny jako jeho casti obce Lukov a Horni Kamenice.

Soucasnost
V soucasne dobe zije ve Vranem a jeho castech celkem 700 obyvatel, vekovy prumer je 38,9 let. Dalsich cca 100 osob pobyva v zamku, kde je Ustav socialni pece. V obci je skola (1.-5. rocnik), materska skola, tri obchody a dve restaurace.

O kesce

Finalka je klasicka lock&lock krabicka o objemu pul litru. Multikes ma 4 zastavky, celkem je prochazka dlouha neco malo pres 2 km, od finalni stage je pekny pohled na obec (pozor, je to trochu stranou od vsi, lodicky a lakyrky nechte prosim doma). Pokud se priblizujete geovozem, doporucuji parkovani na souradnicich N50° 19.561 E14° 01.124.

Jednotlive stage

1. Stage: N50° 19.586 E14° 00.832

Stojite pred pozdne barokním kostelem Narozeni Svateho Jana Krtitele. Postavil jej v letech 1751-1761 zrejme Otto Gabriel Juschka. Interier zdobi fresky od Jana Vaclava Spitzera a oltarni obraz od Ignace Vikrotina Raaba. U kostela je stary hrbitov (od r. 1882 zrusen), obehnan je zdi se ctrnacti kaplemi Krizove cesty.
Spocitejte schody, ktere vedou od silnice k brane, jez je hlavnim vstupem na hrbitov (pozor, abyste spocitali opravdu vsechny schody) a zjistete, co je na klice brany hlavniho vstupu na hrbitov. Hodnota cisla A:

  • 10 schodu, na klice lev - A=9
  • 10 schodu, na klice pest - A=7
  • 11 schodu, na klice lev - A=6
  • 15 schodu, na klice orel - A=4
  • 15 schodu, na klice pest - A=3

Nedaleko od kostela je zamek (N50° 19.576 E14° 00.782), který byl postaven jako rezidence Metropolitni Kapituly v letech 1764 - 1769 v rokokovém slohu. Stavitelem byl jiz zminovany Otto Juschka. Okolo zamku se rozprostira zamecky park (zalozen byl r. 1860 otcem Svatopluka Cecha - Frantiskem Josefem Cechem). V roce 1943 prestal zamek slouzit svemu ucelu a byl postupne vyuzivan jako Ozdravovna hornicke mladeze, sidlo Reditelstvi statnich statku, Internat ucnu CKD Slany ci Domov duchodcu. Dnes slouzi jako Ustav socialni pece a pro verejnost je uzavren.
Na souradnicich N50° 19.580 E14° 00.864 najdeme pomnik obetem druhe svetove valky z rad obcanu Vraneho. Z celkoveho poctu 16 jmen plnych 15 patri Zidum, kteri byli zavrazdeni nacisty ve vyhlazovacich taborech.


2. Stage: N50° 19.838 E14° 01.040

Kaple Svate Rosalie, na kterou se divate, byla postavena na pocatku 19. stoleti Kasparem Liskou. Kaple, jez slouzila jako symbol ochrany proti moru, tyfu a cholere, byla nekolikrat opravovana, naposledy v roce 2005.
Nad vstupem do kaple jsou uvedeny dva letopocty - letopocet vzniku kaple a letopocet jedne z oprav. Zjistete je a pak vezte, ze soucet cislic starsiho letopoctu je cislo B, soucet vsech cislic druheho (mladsiho) letopoctu je cislem C.

3. Stage: N50° 19.553 E14° 01.212

Nachazite se pred jednou ze dvou bran, ktere se ve Vranem nachazely. Tato brana se nazyva Slanska nebo tez Dolejsi a pochazi zrejme z roku 1513. Puvodne byla postavena v renesancnim slohu, pozdeji se dockala barokni prestavby. Druha brana zvana Zatecka byla v roce 1840 zbourana.
Na brane vidite dve cedulky - jednu nad obloukem (uvadi dva letopocty - postaveni brany a rok jedne z oprav), druhou pak po prave strane (pri pohledu od severozapadu). Zjistete pocet radku na teto cedulce vpravo (vcetne nadpisu) a dostanete cislo D.

4. Stage: N50° 19.415 E14° 01.349

Triboka kaple Svate Trojice, u niz prave stojite, byla postavena pocatkem 19. stoleti na miste nekdejsich Bozich muk. Jelikoz byla postavena v obdobi napoleonského tazeni a jeji tvar pripomina triboky klobouk, je take nekdy nazyvana jako Napoleonska. Udajne by zde meli byt pohrbeni vojaci, kteri zde behem tazeni zemreli na choleru.
Na jedne strane kaplicky jsou dva letopocty. Jeden je rokem vzniku kaplicky, druhy je rokem jedne z oprav. Soucet vsech cislic prvniho (starsiho) letopoctu je cislo E, soucet vsech cislic druheho (mladsiho) letopoctu je cislo F.

Kesku najdete na souradnicich

N50° 19.[B-D-A][A+D][(C+F-D)/5]; E14 01.[D][C-F][(F-C+E+B+A)/(D+1)]


V kesce ceka na prvniho nalezce jeden GC, ktery by se rad pohnul zase kousek dal...

Zdroj informaci: www.mestysvrany.cz

Briefly about village and its history

Vrany, a small village, is located in Stredocesky region, about 12 kilometres from Slany. Its name is derived from the dark colour of soil or from many crows nested here. This area has been settled for more than 25.000 years; this fact was prooved by archaeologists. The first written note is from 1228, in 1434 started era of prosperity. This happy times when village got various liberties ended at the beginning of The Thirty Years War (1618-1648). After that war the village was heavily damaged.
In 1706, the village was sold to Canonry from Prague and Vrany became the centre of a large manor. Majority of sights is from this time.
Vrany has about 700 inhabitants now and the average age is 38,9 years. There are three shops, two pubs, a school and a kindergarten in the village.

About Cache

It´s a classic lock&lock container (size small). MultiCache has 4 stages, the walk is over 2 kilometres. For car users parking is recommended on coordinates N50° 19.561 E14° 01.124.

Description of Stages

Stage No.1: N50° 19.586 E14° 00.832

You’re standing in front of the church (Narozeni Svateho Jana Krtitele Church). It was built in the baroque style by Otto Gabriel Juschka. The interior is decorated with fresco paintings. Old cemetery surrounds the church; from 1882 it hasn´t been in use.
Sum up steps (attention - you must calculate all steps!) leading to the gate to the former cemetery and find out what is on the handle gate to it. You’ll get number A:

  • 10 steps, a lion on the handle - A=9
  • 10 steps, a fist on the handle - A=7
  • 11 steps, a lion on the handle - A=6
  • 15 steps, an eagle on the handle - A=4
  • 15 steps, a fist on the handle - A=3

Nearby the church is a manor house (N50° 19.576 E14° 00.782) with a park built as a residence of Canonry in 1764-1769 in the rococo style. Nowadays, there’s Social Institute there and the manor house is closed for visitors.
There’s a monument of WWII victims on coordinates N50° 19.580 E14° 00.864. On the monument there are 16 names and 15 names belong to the Jews killed by Nazis in concentration camps.


Stage No.2: N50° 19.838 E14° 01.040

You can see Svata Rosalia Chapel here, built at the beginning of 19th century. The chapel was built as a protection against diseases such as plague, typhus and a cholera.
There’re two eras above the entrance. Find them out and sum of all digits of the first era (older one) is number B, the sum of all digits of the second one (younger) is number C. The first era is the year when the chapel was built, the second one is the year of one of the reconstructions.

Stage No.3: N50° 19.553 E14° 01.212

Now you’re standing in front of Slanska gateway built in 1513 in the renaissance style, later rebuilt in the baroque style. The second gateway (Zatecka) was pulled down in 1840.
You can see two schedules there - one is above the entrance (with two eras), the second one is on the right side (looking from northwest). Calculate the number of the lines (with heading too) on the schedule placeed on the right side. The result is number D.

Stage No.4: N50° 19.415 E14° 01.349

Let’s have a look at another chapel (Svate Trojice). This one is triangular and was built at the beginning of the 19th century. Its shape reminds of Napoleon’s hat and that’s why sometimes it’s called as Napoleon’s chapel. Find out eras written on the side of the chapel. Older one is year of the building of the chapel, younger one is the year of one of the reconstructions. A little math now again – sum of all digits of older era is number E, sum of all digits of younger one is number F.

Now, you’re ready to try to find a cache. It is placed on coordinates

N50° 19.[B-D-A][A+D][(C+F-D)/5]; E14 01.[D][C-F][(F-C+E+B+A)/(D+1)]


More information (Czech only): www.mestysvrany.cz

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

cnerm/fghzc

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)