Maister je bil rojen v gorenjskem trgovskem mestu Kamnik, ki je bil takrat del Avstro-Ogrske. Poklicni vojak, ki je med prvo svetovno vojno služil v avstrijsko-madžarski vojski. Leta 1917 so ga premestili v Gradec, kjer so je bil povišan v majorja. Leta 1918, proti koncu prve svetovne vojne, ko je bilo jasno, da Avstro-Ogrska izgublja vojno, je mariborski mestni svet razglasil priključitev Maribora k Avstriji. Maister je organiziral slovenske prostovoljce (4000 vojakov in 200 oficirjev) in v noči 23 novembra 1918 prevzel kontrolo nad Mariborom in okoliško Spodnjo Štajersko. Ta dan je od leta 2005 v Sloveniji državni praznik. Nemško govoreče mesto je bilo tako pod nadzorom novo ustanovljene Države Slovencev, Hrvatov in Srbov, ki se je 1. decembra združila s Kraljevino Srbijo v Kraljevino Srbov, Hrvatov in Slovencev. Maistrov čin generala je bil 18. decembra 1918 potrjen s strani narodne vlade slovenskega dela kraljestva kot "poročnik z nazivom in osebnostjo generala", kar je bilo kasneje potrjeno tudi s strani beograjske vlade. (vir: Wikipedia)
O lokaciji zaklada:
Začetne koordinate: Spomenik Rudolfa Maistra. Na vzhodni strani spomenika sta 2 številki (ABCD-EFGH), ki ju potrebuješ za določitev končne lokacije.
Končna lokacija: N46° 03.DHC E014° 30.(2*G)B(A+D)
O seriji zakladov:
Celotna serija zakladov, imenovana SDP (slovenski državni praznik) je posvečena slovenskim državnim praznikom, ki so določeni z Zakonom o praznikih in dela prostih dnevih v Republiki Sloveniji. Državni prazniki so:
- 1. januar, novo leto (GC68K1G)
- 8. februar, Prešernov dan, slovenski kulturni praznik
- 27. april, dan upora proti okupatorju
- 1. in 2. maj, praznik dela
- 8. junij, dan Primoža Trubarja
- 25. junij, dan državnosti (GC5XT3F)
- 17. avgust, združitev prekmurskih Slovencev z matičnim narodom (GC616Y0)
- 15. september, vrnitev Primorske k matični domovini (GC62T9C)
- 25. oktober – dan suverenosti (GC659VR)
- 1. november, dan spomina na mrtve (GC65ZMJ)
- 23. november, dan Rudolfa Maistra
- 26. december, dan samostojnosti in enotnosti (GC68BTEX)
Maister was born in the Upper Carniolan commercial town of Kamnik, then part of Austria-Hungary. A career soldier, during World War I, he served in the Austro-Hungarian Army. In 1917, he was sent to Graz promoted to the rank of a major. In 1918, near the end of the war when it was obvious that Austria-Hungary was losing, the city council of Maribor proclaimed the annexation of Maribor to Austria. Maister organized Slovene volunteer forces of 4000 soldiers and 200 officers and in the night of 23 November 1918 seized control of the city of Maribor and the surrounding region of Lower Styria. This date has been recognized as a state holiday in Slovenia since 2005. The German-speaking city was thus secured for the newly formed State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, which united with the Kingdom of Serbia into the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes on December 1. Maister's rank as a general was confirmed by the National Government of the Slovene part of the Kingdom as a "lieutenant with the title and character of a general" on 11 December 1918, which was later also confirmed by the Belgrade Government. (Source: Wikipedia)
Cache location:
Starting coordinates: The monument od Rudolf Maister. On the east side of the monument are two numbers (ABCD-EFGH), which you need to determin the coordinates of final location.
Final stage: N46° 03.DHC E014° 30.(2*G)B(A+D)
About the series:
Whole series of cache, named SDP (slovenski državni praznik = slovene national holiday) is dedicated to Slovene national holidays which are determined by the Public Holidays and Work-off Days in the Republic of Slovenia Act. Slovene national holiday are:
- 1 January, New Year (GC68K1G)
- 8 February, Prešeren's Day, Slovene Cultural Holiday
- 27 April, Day of Uprising Against Occupation
- 1 and 2 May, Labour Day
- 8 June, Day of Primož Trubar
- 25 June, National Day (GC5XT3F)
- 17 August, Unification of Prekmurje Slovenes with mother nation (GC616Y0)
- 15 September, Day of Restoration of the Littoral Region to the Motherland (GC62T9C)
- 25 oktober – Day of Sovereignity (GC659VR)
- 1 November, Day of Memory to Deceased (GC65ZMJ)
- 23 November, Day of Rudolf Maister
- 26 December, Independence and Unity Day (GC68BTEX)