Sveti Anton Traditional Cache
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Kratek sprehod do cerkve sv. Antona pri Šepuljah.
A short walk to the church of Saint Anthony near Šepulje.
Gotska cerkev sv. Antona stoji na samem, 1 km od Šepulj; po makadamu mimo pršutarne. Cerkev je grajena v romanskem slogu, kasneje dobi gotski prezbiterij. Domacini so jo zgradili l. 1470. Posvecena je bila istega leta s priporocilom Antonu Opatu, naj varuje njihovo živino. Prvic obnovljena l. 1641 (letnica na oboku, znotraj cerkve). Nazadnje so cerkev in kal zraven (kjer so nekoc žene iz vasi prale perilo) obnovili l. 1996. Ustno izrocilo pravi, da je tam nekoc stal tudi samostan. V cerkvi naj bi Turki, ki so ropali po Krasu, imeli zavetišce za konje, kar prikazuje freska na vzhodni strani cerkve. V to cerkev so dekleta iz bližnje in daljne okolice hodila molit in prosit za moža, saj je Sv. Anton zakonski patron. 17. januarja je bil na kalu pred cerkvijo ples na ledu. Ce je bil led pretanek, so ob kalu uredili »flos« - plesišce.
Turkov pil v Šepuljah iz leta 1849 naj bi po pripovedovanju naredili, ko so na Krasu zbolele trte in se je zdelo, da se bodo posušile. Turkovi, ki so bili premožni kmetje z dosti vinogradi, so dali zgraditi kip Mariji, Jezusu in sv. Jožefu. Ob Turkovi domaciji raste nad 200 let stara trta teranovka. V središcu vasi je dobro ohranjen in vzdrževan obzidan kal. V okolici vasi so obsežni vinogradi, kjer pridelujejo teran.
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Cerkev je 15 minut hoda od pršutarne po makadamski cesti, ki z nekaj truda omogoca tudi vožnjo otroškega vozicka. Možno se je tudi kar pripeljati z avtom, vendar je tako izgubljen ves car osamljenosti tega kraja.
Zakladek je skrit v neposredni bližini cerkve. Imejte pripravljen namig za iskanje, saj sprejem satelitov na mikro lokaciji ni nujno zanesljiv.
The Gothic church of St Anthony stands in solitude, a kilometer away from Šepulje. It can be reached following a macadam path and passing by a dry-cured ham factory. The church was built in Romanesque style, though a Gothic presbytery was added later. It was completed and consecrated in 1470, with the recommendation to Anton Opat to keep the cattle safe. It was renovated for the first time in 1641, as the inscription on the arch inside the church shows. Ultimately, the church and the nearby pond (where women used to do the laundry), were renovated in 1966. According to oral tradition, a cloister also stood there. The Turks plundering the Karst presumably kept their horses in the church, as a fresco on the eastern part shows. The girls from the region used to come and pray to St Anthony for a husband, as he is the patron of marriage. On 17th January, a ball on ice was held on the frozen pond near the church. If the ice was too thin, a dance floor “flos” was built next to it.
Turkov pil in Šepulje from 1849 was, according to oral tradition, erected when all of the vines in the Karst were about to dry off. The members of the Turk family were well-off peasants owning vast vineyards, so they ordered a statue to Mary, Jesus and St Joseph to be made. A 200 year-old teran vine boasts near the Turks’ house. The village also keeps a well preserved and walled village well. The surrounding landscape is renowned for its vineyards, where the excellent teran wine is made.
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It's a 15 minutes walk from the dry-cured ham factory to the church. A stroller can be pushed along the gravel path with a bit of effort. It is possible to just drive there with a car, but the solitude of the place would be lost to those who did that.
The geocache is hidden in the vicinity of the church. The GPS reception is a bit unreliable at the micro location, so have the hint ready at hand.
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[slovensko]
M irwb fr fgrthwrz cerxb bfgnaxbi xnzavgrtn mvqh va bo fibwrz qroyh fxevinz mnxynq.
[English]
V nz fgernpuvat zl oenapu bire erznvaf bs n fgbar jnyy naq V nz uvqvat n gernfher ng zl gehax.
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