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Pogled na Izolo / Izola view Mystery Cache

Hidden : 7/27/2013
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Pogled na Izolo / Izola view

 

SLO

Izola je mesto v slovenski Istri, ki leži na jugozahodnem delu Republike Slovenije med mestoma Koper in Piran, ime pa je dobilo po otoku, na katerem je nastalo. Čeprav so bili nekoč prebivalci tesno povezani z  ribištvom in pridelavo olja ter vina, pa je danes mesto bolj znano kot turistično središče. Turizem v Izoli se je začel razvijati z odkritjem termalne vode leta 1820. Mesto ima pestro zgodovino, ki se skriva za zidovi starega mestnega jedra. Urbanistična rast jo je povezala s sosednjima, nekdaj kmečkima naseljema Livado in Poljem, vlogo stanovanjske in turistične mestne četrti pa opravlja predvsem naselje Jagodje.

Zgodovina Izole

Po zgodovinskih virih je bilo območje okoli Izole naseljeno že v prazgodovini. Že v sredini drugega tisočletja pred našim štetjem so ilirska plemena Histri v okolici gradila utrjene vasi. V 2. stoletju pred našim štetjem, v času rimskega imperija, je bilo tu pristanišče in naselje znano kot Haliaetum, ki pa je ležalo bolj na jugozahodu od današnjega mesta. Mesto Izola so ustanovili begunci iz Ogleja na majhnem otoku in sicer v 7. stoletju. Izola se prvič omenja v pisnih virih leta 932 našega štetja kot Insula in sicer v beneški listini z naslovom Liber Albus. Leta 952 je cesar Oton I. priključil Istro svojemu cesarstvu, s tem pa je Izola postala del Svetega rimskega cesarstva. Kasneje, od leta 1280 je bila Izola del ozemlja Beneške republike in stoletja vladavine so pustila močan in trajen pečat v regiji. Beneška vladavina se je končala s padcem Beneške republike leta 1797, zaradi Napoleonove invazije. Istra se s pogodbo Campo Formio prenese na Avstrijo, do obdobja Napoleonove vladavine 1805 - 1813, ko je Istra postala del Ilirskih provinc in s tem Napoleonovega imperija. Po tem kratkem obdobju, v katerem so bili izolski zidovi podrti za zasutje kanala, ki ločeval otok od celine, pripade Istra na novo ustanovljenemu Avstrijskemu cesarstvu vse do novembra 1918. Po tem datumu Istra postane del Kraljevine Italije, vse do kapitulacije Italije septembra 1943, nakar se nadzor prenese na Nemčijo. Izola je bila osvobojena konec aprila 1945. Po koncu druge svetovne vojne, je bila Izola del cone B, ki je leta 1954 postala del Jugoslavije. S Slovensko osamosvojitveno vojno leta 1991, je Izola postala Slovensko obalno mesto.

Staro mestno jedro Izole lahko raziščete medtem, ko delate Visit Izola! (GC2FR0J).

 

 


ENG

City of Izola is located in Slovenian Istria in the southwestern part of the Republic of Slovenia between Koper and Piran, and it was named after an island on which it was formed. Although locals were once closely related to fishery and production of oil and wine, today the city is better known as a tourist center. Izola tourism began with the discovery of thermal water in 1820. The city has a rich history that lies behind the walls of the old town. Urban growth of the city connected Izola with adjacent, former rural villages Livada and Polje, meanwhile Jagodje took the role of residential and tourist districts.

History of Izola

By Historical sources area around Izola was inhabited since prehistoric times. There were fortified villages build here by the Illyrian tribe Histri already in the middle of the second Millennium BC. An ancient Roman port and settlement known as Haliaetum stood little more southwest of the present town as early as the 2nd century BC. The town of Izola was established on a small island by refugees from Aquileia in the 7th century. The settlement was first mentioned in writing as Insula in a Venetian document entitled Liber Albus in 932 AD. In 952 Otto I., Holy Roman Emperor annexed Istria to his empire and with that Izola became part of Holy Roman Empire. Later in 1280 Izola became the territory of the Republic of Venice, and the centuries of Venetian rule left a strong and enduring mark on the region. Venetian rule ended with the fall of Republic of Venice in 1797, because of Napoleons invasion. Istria was passed to the Austria with the Treaty of Campo Formio, until the period of Napoleonic rule from 1805 to 1813, when Istria became part of the Illyrian provinces of the Napoleonic Empire. After this short period, during which Izola's walls were torn down and used to fill in the channel that separated the island from the mainland, the newly established Austrian Empire ruled Istria until November 1918. After that Istria became part of the Kingdom of Italy, until Italian capitulation in September 1943, whereupon control passed to Germany. Izola was liberated at the end of April 1945. After the end of World War II, Izola was part of Zone B and in 1954 became part of Yugoslavia. With the Slovenian Independence War in 1991 Izola became Slovenian costal town.

You can research old town of Izola, while doing Visit Izola! (GC2FR0J).

 

Viri / Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izola

http://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izola

http://www.izola.si/

 


O zakladu / About the cache

SLO

Na izhodičnih koordinatah je s parkiriščem urejena razgledna točka na Izolo, kjer si istočasno lahko tudi odpočijete na bližnjih klopeh. Razgled je možen tako podnevi, kot ponoči, kjer ima vsak del dneva svoj čar. BYOP. Zaklad je 35 mm škatlica za fotografske filme in se nahaja na:

N45°31.XXX E013°38.YYY

XXX = (leto prve pisne omembe Izole) - 111

YYY = ((leto, ko je Izola postala Slovensko obalno mesto) - 215)/6

ENG

On given coordinates you have a regulated viewpoint on Izola with a parking lot and at the same time you can relax on the nearby benches. The view is possible during the day and the night, where every part of the day have its own charm. BYOP. The cache is 35 mm container for photo films and it is located on:

N45°31.XXX E013°38.YYY

XXX = (year of the first written mention of Izola) - 111

YYY = ((year when Izola became Slovenian coast town) - 215)/6

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

fgroevprx bqobwar btenwr, zntarg / penfu oneevre cbfg, zntargvp

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)