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Welcome to Selfors

A cache by R.S.T.R
Hidden: 4/18/2012
In Nordland, Norway
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Selfors er et viktig forsted for Mo i Rana. Her har det vært bosetning og jordbruk siden jernalderen.
Her ligger Ranas avdeling av Helgelandssykehuset, to barnehager, en barneskole, ungdomsskole og ei katolsk kirke (som også brukes av Den norske kirke). I tillegg finnes det en rekke butikker her, bensinstasjon, veikro, miljøstasjon og åtte borettslag.
Er du glad i å gå tur, kan vi anbefale Selforslia. Der finnes det store turstier/turveier i alle retninger. Det finnes, i skrivende stund, 14 cacher på lia og fjellet der.

Navnet Selfors kommer fra "Sel-foss". Det er et omdiskutert tema, der noen tolker det som "foss med sel i", mens andre mener at det betyr "stille foss" eller "en foss i en elv med stillegående dypt vann" (sele betyr stillegående, dypt vann - som i f.eks. Lycksele)
Og det er ved denne elva med "dypt og stillegående vann" du finner cachen! Nemlig et eller annet sted ved/på/under Selforsbrua.

Den første Selforsbrua ble bygd i 1914. Den ble sprengt av motstandsbevegelsen den 18. mai 1940, for å trenere den tyske okkupasjonsmaktens fremmarsj nordover. Den ble imidlertid raskt gjenoppbygd, og ble brukt frem til den ble revet den 17. mars 1965. Deretter ble en ny bru bygd og er den som står der i dag.
Før åpningen av brua mellom Mjølan og Ytteren var Selforsbrua den eneste veiforbindelse mellom Mo i Rana og Ytteren.
Fritt fra Wikipedia

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Bygging av den nye Selforsbrua Building the new Selfors Bridge

Selfors is an important suburb of Mo i Rana and has been inhabited since the Iron Age.
It has two kindergartens, an elementary/primary school, a junior high/middle school, a catholic church wich is also used by The Norwegian Church (Lutheran) and Ranas hospital is also here. Furthermore there are some shops here, a gas station, an inn located along the E6, a recycling depot and eight housing associations
If you like hiking, we can gladly recommend Selforslia. There are many paths up the hill, and by the time we made this cache, there are 14 caches at the hills.

The name Selfors comes from "Sel-foss". Many people think it means "waterfall with seals in it" (there have often been seen seals in this area), while others think the name means "quiet waterfall" or "a waterfall in a river with deep and slow current" (sele means deep water with slow current) The waterfall being Fossetangen and the river Ranelva.
And by this "quiet" river you can now find this cache! To be precise at Selforsbrua (Selfors bridge)

The first Selfors Bridge was build in 1914. On 18 May 1940, it was blown up by the resistance in order to slow down the northward advance of the German occupation forces. It was, however, quickly rebuilt, and was used until it was torn down on 17 March 1965. A new bridge was then built, and is still in use today. Before the opening of the new bridge between Mjølan and Ytteren. Selfors Bridge was the only road connection between Mo i Rana and the two urban districts Ytteren and Båsmoen.
Source: Wikipedia

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

1. Haqre
2. Qrggr re qrg fnaar zlfgrevrg. Inafxryvt? Vxxr fr zøexg cå qrg! / Guvf vf gur erny zlfgrel. Uneq gb svther vg bhg? Ybbx ba gur oevtug fvqr!
3.Aåe qh svaare qrg søefgr "fgrtrg", geratre qh vxxr å tå qresen/ Jura lbh svaq gur svefg "fgrc", lbh qba'g arrq gb jnyx sebz gurer.

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)

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