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Lesjaverk-jernverket Traditional Geocache

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Hidden : 8/16/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Lesja Jernverk/Gruvlia
Hovedsetet under jernverkstiden på Lesja i årene 1660 - 1812 finner du på Lesjaverk og Lesja Verk Gård.

Lesja Jernverk/Gruvlia
Lesja Verk Gård
This was a principle location for ironworks of the region during the period 1660 - 1812.
You will find leftovers from the large mineral oven from 1757, the only one of its kind in Norway from this period.

Lesja Jernverk/Gruvlia
Lesja Verk Gård
This was a principle location for ironworks of the region during the period 1660 - 1812.
You will find leftovers from the large mineral oven from 1757, the only one of its kind in Norway from this period.
The old main building from 1734 is now conserved.
The establishers of Lesja Verk built their own church for the workers in 1695, but the church was moved to Lesjaskog in 1855.
Gruvlia
You will see the signpost for Gruvlia five kilometres west of Lesja Verk, along the E136. You can follow the pathway which has information posts which tells you about the mining era in Lesja.
The minerals were brought down from the mines to Lake Lejsaskog and from there with boat or horse and sleigh to the Lesja Verk Gård.

Lesja Jernverk/Gruvlia
Hovedsetet under jernverkstiden på Lesja i årene 1660 - 1812 finner du på Lesjaverk og Lesja Verk Gård. Her finner du blant annet rester etter masovnen fra 1757, den eneste i landet fra denne tiden, som smeltet jernet fra malmen. Du vil også se den gamle hovedbygningen, som i dag er fredet, med den eldste delen fra 1734.

Fem kilometer vestover fra Lesjaverk Sentrum, langs E 136, finner du Gruvlia, merket med severdighetsskilt og Gruvlia. Gruvlia er en vandringssti, som viser produksjonsgrunnlaget for Lesja Jernverk. Du vil på turen få se rester etter gruvene, der de største gruvene ligger på 1060 m.o.h.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Zryybz fgrvare 1z bcc

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)