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Hidden : 2/8/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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[LAT] Laipni lugti Jelgava!
[ENG] Welcome to Jelgava!


[LAT]
Lai noklutu lidz slepnim, jums bus jadodas pastaiga pa Jelgavas pilsetu. Jaapskata dažadi pilsetas ieverojami objekti un janoskaidro dažadi skaitli (A), (B), (C) u.t.t. Ievietojot šos skaitlus izteiksme - jaaprekina slepna koordinates.

Jelgavas pilseta smagi cietusi abos pasaules karos. Pirma pasaules kara sekas tika pilnigi likvidetas tikai ap 30. gadu vidu. Tacu Otra pasaules kara postijumi pilseta bija vel daudz briesmigaki: tika sagrauta visa Jelgavas centrala dala, izpostiti visi rupniecibas uznemumi, dzelzcela mezgls, daudzas macibu iestades, sabiedriskas ekas utt. Aizgaja boja ari milzums kulturas vertibu.

N 56° 38.478 E 023° 43.871
Piemineklis Jelgavas atbrivotajiem „Lacplesis” . Noskaidro cik zvaigznes ir uz Lacpleša vairoga. (A)_____.

N 56° 38.453 E 023° 43.810
Dzelzcela muzejs (Stacijas iela 3). Pie muzeja apskatama ara ekspozicija. Kads gada skaitlis ir uz „L” serijas tvaika lokomotives skrejrata? (B)_____.

N 56° 38.665 E 023° 43.717
Sveta Jana baznica (Jana iela 1). Pie šis baznicas savulaik bijušie lieli pilsetas kapi. Pie vienas no baznicas sienam atradisiet pieminas plaksni. Noskaidrojiet kura gada miris Ulrich? (C)_____.

N 56° 38.861 E 023° 43.386
Raina parks. Dažus gadus Jelgava par advokatu stradajis latviešu dzejnieks Rainis. Parka uzstadits Raina krušutels. Sakaiti cik burtu ir uz krušu tela pamata priekšejas skaldnes (D)_____.

N 56° 38.952 E 023° 43.610
Jelgavas Romas katolu bezvainigas jaunavas Marijas katedrale (Katolu iela 11). Saskaitiet, cik cilveku atteloti virs centralas ieejas katedrale? (E)_____.

N 56° 38.941 E 023° 43.810
Sveta Simeona un Svetas Annas pareizticigo katedrale (Raina iela 5) ir pirma pareizticigo baznica Zemgale. Akademijas ielas puse ir redzama mozaika. Mozaika attelots Jezus Kristus turam roka Bibeli. Uz Bibeles vaka redzami tris zili elementi. Cik sarkano elementu ir uz Bibeles vaka? (F)_____.

N 56° 38.993 E 023° 43.750
Academia Petrina (Akademijas iela 10). Eka izvietots Jelgavas vestures un makslas muzejs. Eka agrak bijusi pirma augstskola Latvija. Šeit macijušies divi bijušie Latvijas prezidenti – Alberts Kviesis un Janis Cakste. Un viniem par godu uzstadits pieminas zimes. J. Cakste bija valsts prezidents laika posma no 1922. lidz 1927. gadam. 1875. gada vinš saka šeit macities. Noskaidro cik gadus šaja eka macijies J. Cakste (G)_____.

N 56° 39.047 E 023° 43.574
Katolu iela pie tirdzniecibas centra „Kanclera nams” (Katolu iela 7) atrodas pieminas akmens Jelgavas latviešu biedribas namam. Noskaidrojiet cik gadus šaja vieta atradusies biedribas nama eka (H) _____.

N 56° 39.155 E 023° 43.484
Hercoga Jekaba laukums. Kadreiz šeit bijis pilsetas tirgus laukums. Saskaiti cik burtu ir uz plaksnes, kura iekalts laukuma nosaukumu. (I) _____.

N 56° 39.159 E 023° 43.691
Svetas trisvienibas baznicas tornis un piemineklis Latvijas Republikas pirmajam valsts prezidentam Janim Cakstem (Liela iela 1a). Cakste savulaik skolojies Jelgava. Noskaidrojiet, cik piemineklim ir autori (J) _____.

N 56° 39.207 E 023° 43.845
Tilts par Driksas upi. Katra tilta puse ir piemineklis ar ieverojamam personibam Jelgavas pils vesture. Noskaidrojiet cik gadu pagaja starp pirmas pils celtniecibu un tagadejas pils celtniecibu (K) _____.

N 56° 39.359 E 023° 44.058
Jelgavas pils (Liela iela 2) ir baroka laika pils, kura celta pec Kurzemes un Zemgales Hercoga Birona velmes. Pili atrodas Latvijas Lauksaimniecibas universitate. Dodieties uz pils galveno ieeju Lielupes puse un saskaitiet cik pakapienu ved lidz ieejas durvim (L) _____.

Slepna koordinates ir:
N 56° 39.XXX
E 023° 43.YYY

Lai atrastu slepni, jums jauzzina XXX un YYY vertibas aprekinot tas pec sekojošam izteiksmem:
XXX=(K-(B-C)+(I-H)+G)/F
YYY=C-(E*L*A)-(H(D-A))+(J(D-F))


Pirmajiem pieciem atradejiem balva: multimediju disks: "Jelgava: arhitekturas un makslas virtuala rekonstrukcija"

[ENG]
Welcome to Yelgava!
For getting an ambush you must go for a walk in Yelgava. You have to go sightseeing and look different objects of the town and clear up different values of letters-(A),(B),(C) e.t.c. Put these values in the expression and calculate the coordinates of the ambush.

Yelgava has suffered damage in the both world wars. The legacy of the first world war was liquidated approximately in the middle of 30th.The damage of the second world war was dreadful: there were destroyed industral enterprises, the central part of Yelgava, junction,educational establishments, public buildings....Went under a huge of cultural values.

N 56° 38.478 E 023° 43.871
The monument to liberators of Yelgava „Lacplesis”.Clear up how many stars are there on the shield of „Lacplesis”. (A) _____.

N 56° 38.453 E 023° 43.810
Railway museum (Stacijas 3).You can see an exposition outside of the museum. Which year number is written on the steam locomotive engine’s (series „L”) scooter? (B)_____.

N 56° 38.665 E 023° 43.717
St.John’s church (Jana1). It was the big churchyard here. On the wall of the church you will find a tablet. Clear up the year number of the death of Ulrich! (C)_____.

N 56° 38.861 E 023° 43.386
Rainis park.You will find a bust of Latvian poet Rainis, because he has worked as a lawyer in Yelgava.Count how many letters can you see on the front side of the bust! (D)_____.

N 56° 38.952 E 023° 43.610
Yelgava’s Rome Catholic imucalate virgin Marija Cathedral. (Katolu 11).Count how many people are painted on the central entrance of cathedral. (E)_____.

N 56° 38.941 E 023° 43.810
St. Simeon’s and St. Anna’s Orthodox Cathedral (Rainis 5) is the first Orthodox church in Zemgale. From the side of Akademijas street you can see a mosaic. In this mosaic Jesus Christ is holding the Bible in his hands. There are 3 blue elements on the cover of the Bible.How many red elements are there on the cover of the Bible? (F)_____.

N 56° 38.993 E 023° 43.750
Academia Petrina (Akademijas 10). There is the Yelgava’s museum of history and art here.There has been the first highschool in Latvia. Two expresidents of Latvia Alberts Kviesis and Janis Cakste have learned here. In honour to them there are made signs. Cakste was the first president of Latvia. He started to study here in 1875. Clear up how many years did he learn here. (G)_____.

N 56° 39.047 E 023° 43.574
Near the shopping centre „Kanclera nams” (Katolu 7) there is a memory stone to Yelgava’s latvian union building. Clear up how many years was there building of this union? (H)_____.

N 56° 39.155 E 023° 43.484
The square of Duke Jekabs. There was the market place here. Count how many letters are there on the tablet in which it is coined name of the square? (I)_____.

N 56° 39.159 E 023° 43.691
St. Trinity Church tower and monument to the first president of Latvia’s Republic Janis Cakste (Liela 1a).Clear up how many authors have made this monument! (J)_____.

N 56° 39.207 E 023° 43.845
The bridge over Driksas river. There are the monuments to great celebrities in history of Yelgava’s castle in each side of bridge. Clear up how many years have gone since the first castle building to nowadays castle building. (K)_____.

N 56° 39.359 E 023° 44.058
Yelgava’s castle (Liela 2) is built in baroc style, because that was a desire of Duke Birone.Nowadays there is the Latvian Agriculture University here.Go to the main entrance of castle (from the Lielupe side) and count footsteps from the stair bottom to the entrance door. (L)_____.

Cache coordinates:
N 56° 39.XXX
E 023° 43.YYY

Calculate XXX and YYY:
XXX=(K-(B-C)+(I-H)+G)/F
YYY=C-(E*L*A)-(H(D-A))+(J(D-F))


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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[LAT] orgbaf [ENG] pbapengr

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)