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Nepomucen z Augustówki Traditional Geocache

Hidden : 12/12/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

[PL] Z widokiem na figure swietego
[EN] With a view of the figure of the saint

[PL] Jan Nepomucen wedlug tradycji ludowej byl swietym, który chronil pola i zasiewy przed powodzia, ale równiez i susza. Dlatego figury Jana Nepomucena (nepomuki) mozna spotkac jeszcze dzisiaj przy drogach w sasiedztwie mostów, rzek, ale równiez na placach publicznych i koscielnych oraz na skrzyzowaniach dróg.

Na terenie Warszawy znajduje sie kilka figur przedstawiajacych sw. Jana, ta zwiazana ze skrzynka jest jedna z czterech najbardziej kojarzonych.

Do poczatku lat 50-tych, w poblizu figury znajdowal sie jeden z przystanków Kolejki Wilanowskiej.

Skrzynka zostala ukryty kilka metrów od figury, w zywoplocie w sasiedztwie Domu ITI, w jednym z krzaczków.


[EN] Jan Nepomuk according to folk tradition was a saint who protected the fields and crops from flooding, but also drought. Therefore, figures John Nepomuk (Nepomuk) can be found today on the roads in the vicinity of bridges, rivers, but also in public squares and church, and at road junctions.

In Warsaw, there are several figures of St. John (full list can be seen here), is associated with a mailbox is one of the four most well-known.

Until the early 50's, near the statue was one of the stops Wilanowska Queues.

Cache was hidden a few meters from the statue, in the hedge, next to the bulding 'Dom ITI', into one of the bushes.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pmrxnwnp an pmrejbar / Jnvgvat sbe erq yvtug

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)