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Himmelbjerget EarthCache

Hidden : 11/4/2009
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Terrain:
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Hvis du vælger at køre til toppen, er der parkerings afgift. Hvis du derimod vælger at gå op fra bunden, er det ganske gratis at parkere.

Himmelbjerget er en bakke beliggende mellem Ry og Silkeborg. Geologisk set er der tale om en såkaldt falsk bakke, idet skråningen er dannet ved, at isen i istiden har fjernet jord i den tunneldal, der senere blev til en sø. Da istiden var forbi, gravede de enorme smeltevandsmasser sig ned i jordlagene og dannede de tunneldale, hvis skrå sider danner den "falske" bakke - i modsætning til den "ægte" bakke, som er jævnt afrundet til alle sider. I tunneldalen, som skabtes af smeltevandet, findes den smukke sø som du skal sende mig navnet på. Navnet Himmelbjerget er kendt fra 1700 tallet og er bl.a brugt i Erich Pontoppidans Danske Atlas fra 1727. Men lokalt er det langt op i tiden kaldt Kollen.

Helt frem til 1847 troede man, at Himmelbjerget var Danmarks højeste punkt.

Man kan sejle med rutebåde til Himmelbjerget både fra Ry og Silkeborg.

Opgaver:
1.Gå til toppen og tag et billede af dig selv, din GPS og tårnet. (Optional)
2.Hvad hedder søen man kan se fra toppen?
3.Hvor højt er Himmelbjerget?
Mail svarene til Earthcacherne@gmail.com.
I må gerne logge cachen. Jeg kontakter jer hvis jeres svar er forkerte.


If you drive all the way to the top, there is a parking fee, If you choose to walk from the bottom, there are no parking fees.

Himmelbjerget is a hill which lies between Ry and Silkeborg. Geologically speaking is it a fake hill, because the slope is formed when the ice in the iceage has removed the earth in the valley, which later became a lake. When the Ice Age was over, the enormous glacial streams dug into the ground and formed the subglacial stream trenches whose steep slopes form the »false« hill - as opposed to the "genuine" hill which is evenly rounded on all sides. In the subglacial stream trench formed by the glacial streams you find today the beautiful lake wich you have to name.

The Name Himmelbjerget is known from the early 1700 and was used in Erich Pontoppidans Danish Atlas which is from 1727. But locally it is far up in the past called Kollen.

Once it was believed that Himmelbjerget was Denmarks highest point.

You can sail by boat to Himmelbjerget from Ry and Silkeborg.

Log tasks:

1.Go to the top and take a picture of you, your GPS and the tower. (Optional)
2.What is the name of the lake which you can see from the top?
3.How tall is Himmelbjerget?
Mail me the answers at Earthcacherne@gmail.com.
Go ahead and log. I will contact you if anything is wrong with your answers.


Aufgaben:

1.Gehe zum top, nimm ein Bild/Foto von dir selb, dein gps und den turm. (Optional)
2.Wie heisst der see dem du von hier sehen kannst?
3.Wie hoch is der Himmelberg?
Maile die antworpe an Earthcacherne@gmail.com.
Sie erhalten nur E-Mail zurück, wenn Ihre Antwort ist falsch


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