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Mariastock Traditional Geocache

Hidden : 10/5/2004
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Cache je ukryta pobliz opustene nemecke vesnice Mariastock (Skoky) u vodni nadrze Zlutice. Z vesnice se zachovalo par staveb a velky barokni poutni kostel.
The cache is hidden near abandonned German village of Mariastock (on Czech maps: Skoky), near Zlutice water dam. The only structures remaining are a few ruins of houses and a large pilgrimage church in baroque style.

Povodi horni Strely patri k mym oblibenym mistum. Mirne kopcovita krajina, lesy se spoustou zvere, pastviny s kravami - pred intenzivni zemedelskou vyrobou byl tento kraj uchranen stavbou vodarenske nadrze Zlutice v 60tych letech.
Ke kostelu ve Skocich se da dostat pouze ze severu: na jizni a vychodni strane je prehrada, na zapade lesy, pastviny a zadne cesty (da se to projit z Touzimi, s obcasnym brodenim nebo prekracovanim Strely po padlych stromech). Jedete-li autem, cesta vede ze silnice Praha - Karlovy Vary (je tam ukazatel ke kostelu). Zaparkovat lze u kostela, cache je kousek po ceste nahoru. Blizko od cache je pekny vyhled na jih. Cache tvori zelene nabarvena nadoba typu L&L.

The watershed of upper Strela river is one of my favorite places. The small hills landscape contains woods with a lot of deer game and cow pastures - the other development was restricted because of the drinking water reservoir Zlutice, built in 1960s.
You can reach the Skoky church only from the North: South and East access is blocked by water, on the West there are only woods and pastures, no trails (it makes a nice off-trail day hike from Touzim). If you are coming by car, take a turn South from the main road Praha - Karlovy Vary (there is a sign pointing to the church). You can park your car next to the church, the cache is a short walk uphill. There is a nice view to the South near the cache site.
The cache is a green painted lock&lock type box.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[cz]: i gebhpuavirz gbemh gerfar

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)