B&B5 Muhu Stronghold / Muhu maalinn Traditional Geocache
B&B5 Muhu Stronghold / Muhu maalinn
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[ENG] This cache was placed to introduce some important historic events that took place here. The site seems a little bit set aside and forgotten but it's very worthy of a visit and discovering it's past. Please act sensibly near the 0-point. You are welcome to bring and light a candle near the monument like we did. You can read a little bit of history below, as well as from the links provided and an information board at the site.
Very close to it, on the main road, you can also see the Eemu windmill and learn about it's construction but only Wed-Sun.
"The formation of Muhu Island began about 8000 years ago when the island slowly rose out of the sea. The process of elevation actually continues up to this very day. The first people inhabited the island around 2500 years BC. It was on Muhu Island where the scanty findings from the Bronze Age include some of the oldest items of that time to be found in Estonia, for example a spearhead originating from the 15th –14th century BC.
By the end of ancient times a stronghold was established in Muhu, the ruins of which can still be seen today while passing by the Linnuse village on the Kuivastu–Kuressaare road. In 1227, a heavy battle was fought in that stronghold by the order of the Brethren of the Sword against the islanders – a battle which is described by the contemporary chronicler Henry of Livonia. The battle lasted 7 days and involved an army of as much as 20.000 mercenaries from the mainland. This battle is considered to have been decisive in bringing Estonia for the centuries to come under foreign rule. "
Source: Muhu Tourism Association
Other links: Wikipedia - Muhu and Muhu vald
About the cache
This cache is published on: [geocaching.com], [geopeitus.ee], [opencaching.pl]
Road access is marked with brown tourist attraction sign and you can park your car ~50m from the 0-point. There is also a bike-trail leading to this place. Container is a plastic box (dimensions: 10 x 6 x 3 cm) put in a vapour permeable membrane sachet - it should allow the box to dry fast after getting wet - we are testing how this method works so please do NOT add any plastic bag. DO NOT DIG!
Original contents
» Logbook, pencil, sharpener, FTF diploma, GC instructions
» Smiley magnet, smiley badge, mushrooms, lock, Polish coin, green stone
» GeoKret B&B's Legionarius and Stefans Christmas TB
Happy hunting!
[EST] Peitsime selle aarde, et tutvustada olulisi ajaloolisi sündmusi, mis seal aset leidsid. Koht ise tundub veidi unustatud, kuid on vägagi väärt külastamist ja minevikuga tutvumist. Palun käituge väärikalt ja ärge tegelege geoerosiooniga. Olete teretulnud kaasa võtma küünla ja selle monumendi juures süütama, nagu meie tegime. Veidike ajaloost on meie kirjelduses, lisaks saate luegda allolevatelt linkidel ja kohapeal olevalt infotahvlilt.
Maantee ääres, väga lähedal meie aardele, on võimalik külastada ka Eemu tuuleveskit ja ka sinna sisse piiluda kolmapäevast pühapäevani.
"Muhu saare teke algas umbes 8000 aastat tagasi, mil saar aeglaselt merest kerkima asus. Kerkimisprotsess jätkub praegugi ning tõenäoliselt ka tulevikus. Esimesed inimesed asustasid saare ligikaudu 2500 a. eKr.
Just Muhu saarelt on pärit Eesti vähesed pronksiaegsed leiud – näiteks metallist odaots, mis pärineb15.-14. saj eKr.
Muinasaja lõpul rajati Muhusse maalinn, mille varemeid võib praegugi näha Linnuse külast mööduvalt Kuressaare-Kuivastu maanteelt. Selle linnusega on seotud Eesti muistse vabadusvõitluse dramaatiline lõpp -1227 aastal toimunud lahing Mõõgavendade ordu ja eestlaste vahel, mida on kirjeldatud sündmuste kaasaegse Läti Henriku kroonikas. Lahing kestis 7 päeva ja sellest võttis osa mandrilt toodud 20 000 palgasõdurit. Peale selle lahingu kaotamist langesid eestlased sajanditeks võõrvallutajate ikke alla."
Kasutatud materjalid: Muhu.info
Lisaks: Wikipedia - Muhu and Muhu vald
Aardest
See aare on avaldatud: [geocaching.com], [geopeitus.ee], [opencaching.pl]
Tee aarde suunas on näidatud pruuni turistiatraktsiooni märgiga ja auto saad parkida 0-punktist ~50 meetri kaugusele. Sinna peaks viima ka rattatee. Konteineriks on plastkarp (dimensioonid: 10 x 6 x 3 cm), mis on pandud spetsiaalsesse ümbrisesse ja see peaks laskma karbil kiiresti kuivada. Testime seda, seega palun ärge pange karpi kilekotti.ÄRA KAEVA!
Algselt karbis
» logiraamat, pliiats, teritaja, esmaleidja diplom, GP juhend
» Smiley magnet, smiley märk, seen, lukk, Poola münt, roheline kivi
» GeoKret B&B's Legionarius ja Stefans Christmas TB
Edukaid otsinguid!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
[ENG] Oruvaq n fgbar
[EST] Xviv gntn