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Lewa Nuva: Hi

I have posted a note earlier asking for a status on this cache, and since you have not responded, I have to archive this cache

If you restore this cache, it will not be any problem to unarchive it

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Lewa Nuva
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Hidden : 5/28/2005
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Ovenstående koordinater peger IKKE på cachen. For at finde de rigtige koordinater skal du løse nedenstående 3 opgaver.

The above coordinates are not the real ones where the cache is hidden. To find the real coordinates you have to solve the 3 puzzles below.

Cachen blev fjernet sommeren 2005, og er erstattet med en ny den 30. juli 2005. Den nye cache er noget mindre og ikke helt så nem at finde. Derfor er opgaverne blevet lidt lettere!

Schhhhh vi sover!
Virum har fået plads i danmarkshistorien som Danmarks første soveby. Det er den stadig!

Virum formodes at have ligget på omtrent samme sted de sidste 5000 år. De første spor af bondesamfund på Virumkanten stammer fra omkring Jesu fødsel. Disse jernalderbønder dyrkede området omkring den nuværende Geels Skov.
Virum trådte imidlertid først rigtig ind i historien, da paven i Rom nævnte den i et brev i 1186. Virum betyder oprindelig ”åben plads, velegnet til forsvar”. Navnet er dannet af vigi; ”sted der egner sig til forsvar”, med endelsen rum; ”åben plads”.
Landsbyens nuværende ”centrum” er gadekæret ved Virumgade. Det omkringliggende areal udgør nu en lille park med græsplæne, træer etc. Ved gadekæret er i 1986 sat en sten, der erindrer om første gang Virum blev nævnt 800 år tidligere

I 1864 indviedes jernbanen. Den såkaldte Nordbane skulle gå fra København via Hillerød til Helsingør. Da DSB midt i 1930´erne elektrificerede strækningen København-Holte oprettedes S-togsstationer i Virum og Sorgenfri – og trinbrættet ved Virumgade nedlagdes.

Virums udvikling hænger uløseligt sammen med Nordbanens historie. Før opførelsen af S-togsstationerne i Sorgenfri og Virum, var udviklingen i ejerlavet meget begrænset.

Markerne blev bebygget og nye bycentre voksede frem omkring de to nye S-togsstationer. På kort tid var Virum forvandlet fra et bondesamfund til en moderne soveby, beboet af pendlere, der arbejdede i hovedstaden.
Den overvejende del beboerne sover i Virum og arbejder andre steder i hovedstadsregionen. Sovebyen domineres stadig af områderne omkring de to S-togsstationer, og omkring disse er to butikstorve opstået. Butikstorvene består af en mangfoldighed af specialbutikker og supermarkeder. Det er her Virumborgerne handler. Virum har fået plads i danmarkshistorien som Danmarks første soveby. Det er den stadig.
Virums sparsomme kulturhistoriske spor er i en sådan forfatning, at der ikke synes at være risiko for at de forsvinder. De fleste af de tilbageværende virumgårde er velholdte, istandsatte og rene liebhaverperler af både beboelses- og erhvervsmæssig karakter. Der er ingen tvivl om, at man i Virum er meget bevidste om at bevare de sidste rester af den gamle landsby

Cachen er en normal cache der kan findes ved at løse følgende 3 opgaver:

Opgave 1
Fortsæt talfølgen 182 90 46 22 12
(hvad skal det næste tal i ovennævnte række være for at følge et system)
Dette tal kalder vi A

Opgave 2
Fortsæt talfølgen: 30 22 15 9 4
(hvad skal det næste tal i ovennævnte række være for at følge et system)
Dette tal kalder vi B

Opgave 3
Når jeg går på arbejde møder jeg en bus hvert 6. min, mens jeg bliver indhentet af en bus hvert 12. min. Hvor tit går busserne, hvis vi antager at de kører med jævne mellemrum? Dette tal kalder vi C

Cachen befinder sig på

N55 (C-4)(A+2) (4+B)(1+B)(C+B)
E12 (2A-C)(C+B) (7-A)(2A-9)(2B+1)

English version

The above coordinates are not the real ones where the cache is hidden. To find the real coordinates you have to solve the puzzles below.

The cache was removed during the summer 2005. It was replaced with a new opne July 30. 2005. The new cache is somewhat smaller and therefore a little less easy to find. Consequently, the puzzles are made a little lees complicated!

Schhhh we’re sleeping!
Virum was the first city in Denmark to be named a ‘soveby’, which means a sleeping city. And Virum is still a ‘Soveby’!

It is believed that Virum was founded approximately 5000 years back. The first signs of agriculture are dated back to around the birth of Christ. However, Virum became a spot on the map when it was mentioned by the Pope back in 1186, more than 800 years back. Virum means ‘open square suited for defence’. The name consists of ‘vigi’ = place suited for defence and the ending ‘rum’ = open square.
Downtown of the old Virum is the village pond at Virumgade. This is now a small park area with benches. At the pond is a stone from 1986 to remember that Virum was mentioned by the Pope 800 years back.

In 1864 the railroad was opened. The ‘Northtrack’ was running from Copenhagen to Elsinore via Hillerød. In 1930 the Danish Railroad (DSB) electrified the track between Holte and Copenhagen and the S-train stations Virum and Sorgenfri were established, while the small Whistle stop in Virum was closed down.

The development of Virum is closely connected to the development of the railroad, and before Virum and Sorgenfri S-train stations were established Virum was only developed modestly.

The outfields was developed and new shops grew up round they two new S-trains stations. Rapidly Virum was changed from a farmer land to a modern ‘sleeping’ city inhabited by commuters. Most of the people who live in Virum only sleep there, but work somewhere else (mostly in Copenhagen). Therefore, Virum was officially nominated the first ‘sleeping city’ in Denmark.
Even though there is only a few sign left from the old Virum, there is only a little risk that they will disappear. Most of the old farms are now inhabited by either commuters or small companies.

The cache can be found by solving the following to tests;

Puzzle 1
Continue the number order 182 90 46 22 12
(what number would naturally follow the last number to continue a system)
That number we will call A

Puzzle 2
Continue the number order 30 22 15 9 4
(what number would naturally follow the last number to continue a system)
That number we will call B

Puzzle 3
When I go to work I meet a bus every 6 minute, but is overtaken by one every 12 minute. How often do the busses run, assuming that the run with regular intervals? That number we will call C.

The cache can be located at:

N55 (C-4)(A+2) (4+B)(1+B)(C+B)
E12 (2A-C)(C+B) (7-A)(2A-9)(2B+1)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Dansk] re trzg v geæ gæg irq qrg yvyyr uhf [English] Uvqqra va n gerr arne gur yvggyr ubhfr

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)