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VODARNA - SUMPERK Traditional Geocache

Hidden : 3/10/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

CZ: Nenarocna prochazka s peknym vyhledem. Uz zde jednou byla Veverkova kes (jiz archivovana).
EN: Short walk with a nice view.

CZ: V druhe polovine 19. stoleti se v dusledku rozvoje prumyslove vyroby vetsina mest v nasi zemi dynamicky rozrustala. Bylo tomu tak i v Sumperku, ktery mel v roce 1880 jiz 602 domu s 8 517 obyvateli, nadrazi a radu textilnich tovaren.
Mesto potrebovalo ke svemu zivotu vodu a tehdejsi vodarensky system sice zajistoval dodavky vody v potrebnem mnozstvi, ale pouze na vyhrazena mista, t.j. do kasen nebo vytokovych stojanu. Znacna cast domu ve meste mela vybudovany studny na vlastnich parcelach. Kvalita vody se rozsirenim zastavby podel toku reky Desne i Hrabesickeho potoka zhorsovala, a proto mestska rada jednala od roku 1880 o vystavbe noveho systemu zasobovani mesta vodou.
Stavba noveho vodovodu a vodarny byla mestskou radou schvalena 11. cervna 1883. Po predchozim vyberovem rizeni se rozhodla pro nabidku firmy B. Salbach z Drazdan a 7. srpna tehoz roku byl polozen zakladni kamen vodojemu na Krenisovskem kopci, pozdeji nazyvanem Vodarka. Stavbu provedla firma Corthe a Comp. Praha, rizenim stavby byl poveren J. Bayer a cely novy vodovodni system byl uveden do provozu 1. prosince 1883.



Keska je umistena 378m nad morem, na Vodarenskem kopci nad Sumperkem, odkud je pekny vyhled do okoli a na letiste Sumperk.
Pro prvni tri objevitele jsme nachystali nase CWGcka a nas GC.

EN: Most of the towns expanded rapidly in the second half of the 19th century. This was also the case of Sumperk. There were 602 houses with 8 517 inhabitants in the year 1880 in Sumperk. The city needed water and the water system then became insufficient, most of the houses had a water well nearby. As the city expanded along Desna river and "Hrabesicky" brook, the quality of water got worse. Therefore the town council decided to build a new system of water supply. The construction of the water supply was approved by the council on June 11, 1883 and the whole system was put into operation on December 1, 1883.

The cache is placed on the "Water hill" above Sumperk (378 metres above sea level). There is a nice view on the surroundings and Sumperk airport.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

PM: qbzrx Xerzíyxn n Ibpubzhexl RA: fghzc

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)