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Hrbitovni kviti / Graveyard flowers Traditional Geocache

Hidden : 3/28/2005
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

CZ: Cache se nachazi na kopecku nad vesnici Lsteni pobliz Cercan, v
blizkem okoli kosteliku sv. Klimenta se zajimavym hrbitovem. EN:
The cache is located near St. Kliment church with interesting
graveyard on a small hill over the village Lsteni near
Cercany.

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CZ: Nad malou obci Lsteni, lezici zhruba kilometr severovychodne od Cercan, stoji maly kostelik sv. Klimenta. Byl vybudovan v arealu byvaleho Slovanskeho hradiste, zalozeneho nekdy kolem devateho stoleti. Kostelik byl prestaveny z puvodniho romanskeho do barokniho slohu v roce 1730, kdy patrilo Lsteni do panstvi Konopiste. 28. dubna 1970 uderil do kosteliku kulovy blesk a znacne poskodil jeho strechu a vez. V letech 1972-73 probehla celkova rekonstrukce. Behem opravy vnejsi omitky se prislo na stary goticky portal v bocni stene, ktery byl zachovan. V roce 1974 byl kostelik pri velkem krupobití znovu poskozen. Kolem kosteliku se rozklada hrbitov s mnozstvim krasnych nahrobku, ktery rozhodne stoji za navstevu. Je zde take pochovan Eduard Gregr (1827 - 1907), cesky politik, publicista a bojovnik za prava ceskeho naroda. Z loucky pred kostelem je vyhled na cast udoli Sazavy s obci Ctyrkoly a na protejsi vrch s poutni kapli Loreta u Pysel.

EN: A small St. Kliment church is located over the little village Lsteni laying approx. one km NE of Cercany. It was built in the ground of former Slavic fortification established in the 9th century. Originally Romanesque church was rebuilt in Baroko style in 1730. In 1970 (April 28th) an ball lighting stroke the church and destroyed the roof and the tower. The church was again damaged by hailstorm four years later. A graveyard with plenty of lovely tombstones is worth of visit. Mr. Gregr, a Czech politician and columnist, who struggled for rights of the Czech nation is also burried here. A nice vista for valley of river Sazava, vilage Ctyrkoly and opposite hill with pilgrimage chapel Loreta You can find in a grassfield in front of the church.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

PM: bqxyncrpv cnerm RA: uvatrq gerr fghzc

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)