M. R. Štefánik: Od kolísky až po hrob Virtual Cache

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V roku 2019 uplynulo presne 100 rokov od tragickej smrti jednej z najväčších osobností slovenských dejín. Cieľom virtuálky je pripomenúť si život a dielo generála M. R. Štefánika.

Keďže ide o kešku virtuálneho typu, fyzickú krabičku netreba hľadať. Aby si kešku mohol zalogovať budeš však musieť navštíviť niekoľko miest a splniť zadania v listingu. Na záver by si mal mať:

Odpovede na 6 otázok nájdeš v Múzeu M.R. Štefaníka, v jeho rodnom dome, v Košariskách. Informácie o otváracích hodinách a vstupnom nájdeš TU. Každú prvú stredu v mesiaci je vstup do Múzea Milana Rastislava Štefánika v Košariskách bezplatný. V roku 2021 bolo vstupné pre dospelú osobu 4.- €.

Budeš potrebovať pomôcku na meranie, napr. krajčírsky meter, alebo pásmo !

Pokiaľ nemáš vôľu navštíviť múzeum, vyhľadať potrebné informácie, resp. posielať odpovede, kešku pokojne ignoruj. Celkovo je na Slovensku viac ako 70 virtuálnych kešiek a nie je povinnosť mať každú.

Owner čestne prehlasuje, že nemá žiaden konflikt záujmov súvisiaci s uvedeným múzeom a ani žiadne peňažné, či nepeňažné výhody spojené s návštevou kešerov v múzeu.

M.R. Štefánik

„Kto kráča energicky a vedomý si cieľa, ovláda svoj osud takmer úplne.“

Predstavovať do detailov život a dielo Milana Rastislava Štefánika by bolo veľmi dlhé čítanie. Jeho podrobný životopis možno nájsť napr. na Wikipedii, alebo v rôznych knižných publikáciach. V kocke:

VIRTUAL REWARD 2.0:

Narodenie, život a významné zásluhy, ktoré Milan Rastislav Štefánik mal, si pripomína jeho rodný dom v Košariskách, ktorý nájdete hneď pri evanjelickom kostole. Jeho smrť naopak pripomína neprehliadnuteľná stavba, ktorú vidieť pri vchádzaní do Brezovej.

1. zastavenie: Košariská (3 úlohy: 8 odpovedí a 2 fotografie).

MÚZEUM:

Košariská sú kopaničiarska obec ležiaca v okrese Myjava. Dedina sa rozoprestiera na rozhraní Malých Karpát a Myjavskej pahorkatiny pri ceste z Brezovej pod Bradlom do Piešťan.

V roku 1990 bolo v rodnom dome M. R. Štefánika – v bývalej evanjelickej fare – otvorené múzeum, ktoré v šiestich miestnostiach prostredníctvom kolekcie takmer 200 vystavených predmetov prenesie návštevníka do prostredia, v ktorom Štefánik žil, do spoločnosti v ktorej sa pohyboval, do dejinných udalostí v ktorých zanechal dlhú stopu.

Listing V2.0 (01/06/2021) - Počas pandémie COVID-19 došlo v múzeu k zásadným zmenám a prepracovaniu expozície, takže pôvodné úlohy už sa nedali vyriešiť. Od 4.5. 2021 je k dispozícii nová, podľa mňa lepšia, výstava o živote a diele Milana Rastislava. Vzhľadom k uvedenému upravujem listing tak, aby koreloval s obsahom expozície.

Tvojou úlohou je:

1, V miestnostiach múzea nájsť 6 odpovedí, ktoré je potrebné zadať do geocheckera. Ak budú všetky správne, odmenou bude kód k geocoinu, ktorý si môžeš zalogovať ako "videný".

Odpoveď na otázku sa bude nachádzať v miestnosti, v ktorej sa nachádza uvedený infopanel. Pozor, nehľadajte odpovede na infopaneloch, ale na vystavených predmetoch, alebo interaktívnych zariadeniach !!

1, DETSTVO A ŠTÚDIÁ. Tento diplom, ktorým Jozef Miloslav získal titul doktora teológie obsahuje aj pomerne výrazne vytlačené meno magnificiencie, rektora. Ako sa volal ?

2, VEDEC. Zhruba takto by mohla vyzerať nočná obloha na Tahiti v strede noci. Stačí si len ľahnúť na chrbát na pláži... Nájdi súhvezdie Južnej ryby a určite nebudeš mať problém nájsť ani súvisiacu dominantu...

3, ZBERATEĽ. Fascinujúca miestnosť, kde sa môžeš pokochať "suvenírmi" z ciest.. a že ich nebolo málo!! Na paneli (TV) môžeš postupne vidieť Štefánikove cesty v priebehu rokov. Počkaj si až príde na rad rok 1909. Vtedy ho potulky viedli z Paríža cez Marseille a ???? až do Tunisu. Zaujíma Ťa meno chýbajúceho mesta.

4, FOTOGRAF. Prezri si v pokoji Milanove Rastislavove zábery z miest, ktoré navštívil a nenechaj si ujsť naozaj unikátne fotky. Predtým než však pôjdeš ďalej, všimni si akej značky bola jeho fotografická výstroj, najmä prevíjačka filmov.

5, KÚZELNÍK. Nenechaj Milana Rastislava skúšať žiadne triky i keď sa nachádzaš takpovediac v jeho parížskom byte. Spolu s Tebou sa tu však nachádza aj jeden slávny detektív. Asi už tušíš, že budeš hľadať jeho meno...

6, FRANCÚZSKY VOJAK. Popri všetkých aktivitách, Milan Rastislav zrejme nemal ani problém so ženami. Jedna z jeho lások bola aj Yvonne Chautemps. Svadba bola na spadnutie. Nájdi ju na interaktívnom paneli a zisti, kedy mu napísala list, v ktorom stojí "Bláznivo Ťa milujem, môj Milan!".

Pozn.: Všetky odpovede zadávate do checkera. Diakritika by nemala byť potrebná, veľké a malé písmená nie je potrebné rozlišovať. Viacslovné odpovede treba zadať s medzerou, napr. Milan Rastislav.

Ak budú Tvoje odpovede správne, checker Ti prezradí kód, pomocou ktorého môžeš objaviť (Discover) geocoin “venovaný virtuálke” a táto úloha je splnená. Pokiaľ nemáš záujem coin "discovernúť", pošli mi znenie kódu cez mail, alebo messenger.

2, Odfotografuj seba, alebo svoj osobný predmet súvisiaci s geocachingom (napr. GPS, xWG, papier s nickom....) so sochou M.R. Štefánika v leteckej uniforme na dvore jeho rodného domu.

"I CAN SEE FOR MILES":

Na WP1, medzi rodným domom a školou, ktorú M.R. Štefánik navštevoval sa nachádza pamätník venovaný Štefánikovi – astronómovi a jeho pôsobeniu na Tahiti.

Tvojou úlohou je:

3a, Aký je priemer “objektívu” vystaveného ďalekohľadu v cm (odmeraj !)?

3b, Akú "gramatickú zvláštnosť" je možné nájsť na pylóne (alebo pylónoch) ? Pošli odpovede na obe otázky mailom, alebo messengerom.

4, Odfotografuj seba, alebo svoj osobný predmet súvisiaci s geocachingom (napr. GPS, xWG, papier s nickom a dátumom....) spolu s ďalekohľadom.

Presuň sa peši, na bicykli, či autom na...

2. zastavenie: Bradlo (1 úloha: fotografia).

Mohyla Milana Rastislava Štefánika sa nachádza na vrchu Bradlo týčiacom sa v nadmorskej výške 543 m. Je 96 m dlhá a 70 m široká stavba. Jej dolná terasa, ktorá má rozmery 93 m x 62 m a dve schodiská, je v nárožiach ukončená vatrovými komorami. Na hornej terase, ktorá má rozmery 45 m x 32 m a tiež dve schodiská, sú umiestnené štyri 12,5 m vysoké obelisky. Obelisky symbolizujú štyri obete leteckého nešťastia a zároveň štyri krajiny, v ktorých Štefánik pôsobil. Vrchol mohyly tvorí tumba (náhrobok).

Mohyla je súčasne symbolom samostatnosti a slobody nášho národa a pamätník významnej historickej udalosti, kedy sa Slováci zaradili medzi slobodné národy sveta.

Tvojou úlohou je:

Odfotografuj sa (prípadne svoju osobnú vec súvisiacu s geocachingom (GPS, xWG, papier s nickom a dátumom...)) s tumbou.

...do tretice všetko dobré...

3. zastavenie: Tvoja voľba (1 úloha: fotografia).

Ako bolo vyššie uvedené, pamätníkov M.R. Štefánika je neúrekom, nehovoriac o názvoch ulíc, námestí atď., ktoré sa nachádzajú hádam v každom väčšom meste na Slovensku.

Náhodne vyberám:

Slovensko - Brezno, Trnava, Komárno, Bratislava, Košice, Predmier, Senica, Spišská Belá, Banská Bystrica, Trenčín, Nitra, Piešťany, Humenné, Priepasné…

Svet: Cleveland, Meudon, Paulhan, Praha, Tahiti, Ekvádor…

Tvojou úlohou je:

1, Vyber si ľubovoľnú sochu/bustu/pamätník venovaný M.R. Štefánikovi, či už na Slovensku, alebo kdekoľvek na svete. Ideálne je, ak je súčasťou pamätníka aj postava, či aspoň tvár M.R. Štefánika. Nerátajú sa pamätnky v Košariskách, na Bradle, ani známky, mince, názvy ulíc, budov, letísk, škôl, trailov, parkov…, alebo prenosné pamätné predmety.

2, Odfotografuj seba, alebo svoj osobný predmet súvisiaci s geocachingom(GPS, xWG, papier s nickom a dátumom...) spolu s týmto pamätníkom tak, aby na fotografii bola vidieť meno/tvár Štefánika a Ty v forme akú si si vybral. Prosím uveď do logu kde sa tento pamätník nachádza.

3, Malé zamyslenie sa (nepovinné): Myslíš, že ak by tento renesančný multitalent dnes žil - bol by sa dokázal nadchnúť aj pre geocaching ?

Happy hunting !

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Important disclaimer - read before you start:

The goal of this Virtual Reward cache is to remember a great man in Slovak history who tragically deceased 100 years prior publication of this cache. The aim is to show you places closely related with birth, life and death of M.R. Štefánik, the little great man.

Due to the nature of this kind of caches, don’t search for a physical hide. Instead, you’ll have to visit several places and complete specific tasks. At the end of your journey, you´ll hopefully have:

• 8 mandatory answers;

• new experience and memories;

• at least 4 pictrures of you, or your Geocaching-related item, taken at different places.

You can find the answers to 6 questions in the M.R. Štefánik museum located in the house he was born in, in the village of Košariská. More info about opening hours and entrance fees can be found HERE. As of 2021, the admission fee for an adult was 4.- €. The admission to the Museum is free on every 1st Wednesday per month.

Should you not fancy visit the above mentioned museum, collect the information and submit the responses needed, pls don’t bother your time with the Virtual Reward and move on. In total, there are around 70 Virtual Rewards in Slovakia, but there is no need to have them all.

The Owner discloses no conflict of interests related to the museum and has no financial, or non-financial benefits resulting from visits of cachers of the museum.

M.R. Štefánik

„My energy grows at the same rate as the challenges. I shall conquer them because I want to.“

To capture the life and work of Milan Rastislav Štefánik in detail would result in a very long story. His Curriculum can be found e.g. on Wikipedia, or in many books. To sum it up, he:

• was born in 1880 in the village of Košariská;

• was only 160 cm tall;

• was a/an

• • astronomer;

  • photographer;

  • military pilot;

  • brigade general of French military forces

  • politician and diplomat;

• spoke 8 foreign languages;

• studied in Hungarian and all his scientific works are written in French;

• met on his travels (mostly in diplomatic missions) with the Russian tzar Nicolaus II., Romanian king Ferdinand, Italian queen Margharita, had an audience with the Japanese emperor and pope Benedict XV., as well as prime ministers and presidents of different countries;

• was a significant contributor during the establishment of the first Czecho-Slovak republic;

• developed together with Vojtěch Preissig the first concept of the Czecho-Slovak flag. This one was published in 1915 on U.S. Post stamps, as well as on postcards and posters recruiting fellow countrymen to join the Czecho-Slovak Army;

• travelled by ship and train twice around the world on various missions (Antarctica was the only continent he missed);

• was the 1st Slovak who climbed Mt. Blanc – in total six times;

• over a period of 7 years joined expeditions to watch the solar eclipse in Spain, Turkmenia, Brazil and Oceania. In 1910 he watched the passage of Halley’s comet across the sun;

• has a minor planet named after him - (3571) Milanštefánik;

• took a photo of a naked Tahitian girl already in 1910. This picture, apparently the first act flashed by a Slovak photographer, is ranked among the most beautiful photos taken;

• had an entrepreneurial vision to establish a summer holiday resort for Slovaks on Tahiti;

• “…wanted to take the Titanic, the ocean liner who went down during it’s maiden voyage, to travel to the US. Would he be not assigned to a mission to Brazil, he might have had drowned.”

  became a French citizen in 1912 and due to his achievements, 2 years later he was appointed to a Knight of the Legion of Honor;

• became a French brigade general only 3 years after he joined the military forces.This progress from the very bottom was the result of his courage, education and enthusiasm to follow his dreams;

• was a pioneer in using the weathermen for military planning and campaigning;

• was interested in painting, music, numismatism, phaleristics and a passionate illusionist;

• loved to play chess, dance, cook;

• was ever since troubled by his stomach, hence he always carried a tobacco snuff box with him. He used it as a storage for his stomach pills;

• his godfather was Štefan Fajnor, a famous composer;

• had planned to marry marquise Giulianna Benzoni (picture below)in 06/1919. This never happened. She never got married and stayed single till 1986 when she deceased;

• died in an aircrash in Ivánka pri Dunaji in 05/1919. It is unclear till now what were the reasons for the crash;

• no direct descendants of the name Štefánik are alive anymore;

• from 1920 onwards, the number of monuments dedicated to Štefánik in Slovakia, but also worldwide, has continuously increased. Today, there should be around 80 statues existing in Slovakia only and additionally about 30 statues in 15 countries across the world;

• in 2019, Slovak TV spectators awarded him with the honor “The Greatest Slovak of all times”.

VIRTUAL REWARD 2.0:

The birth, life and accomplishments of M.R. Štefánik are remembered in the house where he was born, in his native village of Košariská. You can find the building close to the Lutheran church. His death, in contrast, is commemorated in a landmark you can see when entering the town of Brezová.

Pitstop #1: Košariská (3 tasks: 8 answers + 2 photos).

Košariská are a sleepy village in the „Myjavské kopanice“ region. It’s located on the foothills of the Small Carpathian and Myjavska pahorkatina mountain ranges, on the way from Brezová to the town of Piešťany.

THE MUSEUM:

The museum was opened in 1990. You can visit 6 rooms which will help you to better understand the environment he grew up and lived in, the society he belonged to, the historical context where he left his significant footprint. There are around 200 items shown, including e.g. the uniform he died in. The descriptions are bilingual, i.e. a Slovak and English version is usually provided.

Listing V2.0 (01/06/2021) - The museum shutdown during the COVID-19 pandemic was used to revamp the exhibition. Due to the changes, it was impossible to find the answers and the 1st task had to be redesigned. A new, more exciting exhibition about the life of M.R. Štefánik can be visited as of May 4th, 2021. The listing was adapted to reflect the changes.

Your task is:

1, Find 6 answers in the rooms  and enter them into the geochecker. If all are correct, the checker will provide you with a code that can be used to discover a geocoin.

The answers are always in the room with the corresponding infoboard. Careful, the answers are NOT on the boards, they can be found on an item, interactive panel, screen etc. So, look carefully.

1, PERSONAL AND FAMILY BACKGROUND. A diploma is hanging here proving that Joseph Miloslav was awarded with the title of a theology doctor. The diploma contains also the name of the magnificent rector (written in bold). What is his name?

2, SCIENTIST. This is how the nightsky of the southern hemisphere could look like. Imagine yourself on a beach somewhere at Tahiti... You desperately try to find the constellation Piscis Austrinus, or Southern Fish. Ok, I will also give you the Slovak name... Južná ryba. What shining object can be found in this constellation?

3, COLLECTOR. A fascinating room. Sooo many souvenirs from all over the world... There is also a TV displaying Milan´s trips across the world. You will have to spend a bit time there. Wait till the year 1909 is shown. He started a trip in Paris, travelled to Marseille, then to ???? and ended in Tunis. What is the name of the missing stopover?

4, PHOTOGRAPHER. Time to admire Milan´s snapshots from places he visited. Some of those are truly unique and pioneering. Anyway. Before you move on, can you discover the brand of his photo tools? 

5, MAGICIAN. Dont let Milan to fool you! Not even in his Parisian domicile. Did you notice that there is also a famous detective with you in the room? You did? So what is his/her name?

6, FRENCH SOLDIER. Surprisingly, despite all his activities Milan was apparently also what one could call a "womanizer". One of his loves was a French madame Yvonne Chautemps. Frankly, they almost married... Go to the interactive panel and find her. You need to find the date when she wrote a letter to Milan containing the words "Bláznivo Ťa milujem, môj Milan!"

Note: All answers need to be entered into the checker. No special characters should be needed and it should also make no difference whether uppercase or lowercase letters are used. If the answer consists of multiple words, enter them, with a space, e.g. Milan Rastislav.

2, Take a picture of you and/or your personal geocaching item (GPS, xWG, TB, a papersheet with your nick and date….) together with the statue of M.R. Štefánik that can be found in the inner yard of the museum.

I CAN SEE FOR MILES:

At WP1, between the Museum and the school M.R. Štefánik attended as a kid, there is a monument dedicated to his astronomical achievements and his stay on Tahiti.

Your task is:

3a, What diameter has the “lens” (distant end from the eye) of the telescope in cm ?

3b, Which "grammatical anomaly/curiosity" can you find on the pylon(s) ? Send me the answers to both questions via e-mail, or the in-game messenger.

4, Take a picture of you and/or your personal geocaching item (GPS, xWG, TB, a papersheet with your nick and date….) together with the telescope.

Hike, bike, or drive to...

Pitstop #2: Bradlo (1 task: a photograph).

The M.R. Štfánik Monument can be found atop of the hill Bradlo, in an altitude of 543m above the sea level. The monument is 96m long and 70m wide. The lower terrace has 2 staircases and the corners are equipped with flame chambers. Te smaller upper terrace has also two staircases and 4 obelisks, each 12.5m tall. The obelisks represent the four victims of the aircrash and at the same time 4 countries where M.R. Štefánik was active. At the top of the monument you can find the tomb. The monument is at the same time a symbol of Slovak independence and a memorial of a historical milestone when the Slovaks joined the family of free nations of the world.

Your task is:

Take a picture of you and/or your personal geocaching item (GPS, xWG, TB, sheet of paper with your nick and date….) together with the tomb.