Skip to content

Zizka's tumulus / Zizkova mohyla Traditional Geocache

Hidden : 6/1/2004
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

Join now to view geocache location details. It's free!

Watch

How Geocaching Works

Please note Use of geocaching.com services is subject to the terms and conditions in our disclaimer.

Geocache Description:

Víta Vás nejstarší cache na Havličkobrodsku, na mistě kde zemřel slavný český vojevůdce.

Mohyla



Zizka's tumulus

Here the great Husit fighter and leader Mr. Jan Zizka from Trocnov end one’s life. It happened on wednesday, a day before saint Havel, 11.october 1424. People indicated the place with a stone tumulus and a field around stayed for several generations intact till 1874. That year 20.september the contemporary tumulus was disclosed.

From the tumulus you can see a castle Lipnice (azimuth round 280°) and the church of Borov (azimuth round 40°).The cache is watched by bear “TEDDY”. Let him watch at least till the end of august 2004. The contents of cache: bear TEDDY, map of Prague, badge-pancake, fuse 20A, padlock, string-orange, brace, magnet-bird, wooden bell, self-starter for fluorescent lamp, steel ringlet and ceramic crocodile.

Zizkova mohyla

Zde zivot dokonal veliky Husisky valecnik a vojevudce Jan Zizka z Trocnova. Stalo se to ve stredu pred svatym Havlem, tj. dne 11. rijna 1424. Lid misto oznacil mohylou z kameni a pole zustalo po desitky generaci nedotceno az do roku 1874, kdy zde byla za ucasti lidu dne 20. zari odhalena soucasna mohyla.

Od mohyly je videt hrad Lipnice (azimut cca 280°) a Borovsky kostelik (azimut cca 40°)Cache hlida medved Teddy. Nechte ho hlidat alespon do konce srpna 2004. Cache obsahuje: medved Teddy, Mapa Prahy, odznak – placka, pojistka 20A, visaci zamek, provazek-oranzovy, vrtak, magnet-ptak, dreveny zvonecek, starter na zarivky, kovovy krouzek a keramicky krokodyl.


V Toulave kamere v Ceske televizi byl v roce 2007 odvysilan prispevek o Pribyslavi a Zizkove mohyle. Tak se kdyztak podivejte, o mohyle je nekdy okolo 2:45 minuty prispevku.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

PM uyrqrw zrmv xberal pgle yvc RA ybbx sbe orgjrra gur ebbsf bs gur sbhe yvzrgerrf

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)