GC1VRP5 Põltsamaa lossi / B&B7 Põltsamaa Castle (Traditional Cache) in Estonia created by BeautyAndBeast[GP]

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www.geopeitus.ee: Mai [amazzony]
Olles aarde esmapeitmise juures, annan loa arhiveerida. Meenutades peidukohta, ei löö praegu ette, kuhu võiks aarde ümber peita. Tunnistan, et aare pidas vastu kauem, kui eeldasin, arvestades koha käidavust. Suured-suured tänud kõigile, kes aaret otsimas käisid. Veelgi suuremad tänud neile, kes aaret korras aitasid hoida!

Let´s make place for new caches.

GC1VRP5 ▼

A cache by BeautyAndBeast[GP] Message this owner

Hidden : 7/10/2009

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

[ENG]
Just in case don't leave trackables (TB, GC, GK) in the cache because most likely local kids have discovered the cache.

To our big surprise we discovered that Põltsamaa doesn't have a single active cache and of course we had to fix this situation :) After a short working day we picked the location - castle and went to check it out and hopefully find a suitable hiding place. After finishing a circle around it and peaking in, we hid the cache. We suggest you to walk around also though it is not needed to find the cache.

The construction of this well-fortified stone stronghold presumably began in 1272, with the convent building added in the 14th century. In the years 1570-1578 Põltsamaa was the capital of Livonian vassal kingdom and the residence of Duke Magnus was situated on Kuningamäe Hill. The stronghold which greatly suffered in the Livonian War lost its military importance and in the 1770’s the convent building was reconstructed into a castle in the Rococo style – the most sumptuous in the Baltics at that time. The castle was in fire in 1941 and its restoration began in 1970. The Põltsamaa Museum, located in the courtyard, offers a profound overview of the history of the parish from the Stone Age to the present day.

Source, other links: poltsamaa.ee, Jõgevamaa.ee.

About the cache
This cache is published on: [geocaching.com], [geopeitus.ee], [opencaching.pl].
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.

Original contents
» logbook, pencil, sharpener, FTF diploma, GC instructions
» Smiley badge, lock, green stone, pumpkin eraser, Hea Toidu badge, Polish coin
» Speedy's CITO Geocoin

Happy hunting!

[EST]
Igaks juhuks ärge jätke aardesse rändureid (TB, GC, GK), sest kohalikud lapsed on ilmselt aarde avastanud.

Suureks üllatuseks avastasime, et Põltsamaal ei ole ühtegi aaret ja loomulikult oli meil vaja seda muuta. Pärast lühikest tööpäeva valisime välja lossi ning läksime selle ümber jalutama, et vajalik peidukas leida. Ring sai lossile peale tehtud ning sisse ka piilutud. Soovitame teilgi seda teha, kuigi aarde leidmiseks see vajalik ei ole. Põltsamaa lossi kohta saab lugeda siit.

Aardest
See aare on avaldatud: [geocaching.com], [geopeitus.ee], [opencaching.pl].
Konteineriks on plastkarp (mõõtmed: 10 x 6 x 3 cm), mis on pandud spetsiaalsesse ümbrisesse ja see peaks vett eemale hoidma. Testime seda, seega palun ärge pange karpi kilekotti.

Algselt karbis
» Logiraamat, pliiats, teritaja, esmaleidja diplom, GP juhend
» Smiley märk, lukk, roheline kivi, kõrvitsa kustutuskumm, Hea Toidu märk, Poola münt
» Speedy's CITO Geocoin

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