Zala saule Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 5/24/2010
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1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
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Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

[LAT] Slepnis ir maza izmera apala kastite, kas satur logbuku, zimuli, zimulasinamo un dažas lietinas mainai.

[ENG] The container is round smal size box, containing logbook, pencil, pencil sharpener and some trade things.

[LAT] Zala saule.
Zime "Zala saule" – dabas un dzivibas simbols. Uzstadita 1996. gada 3. septembri. Tas autors ir telnieks Vilnis Titans.

1996. gada 16. novembri Talsos toreizejais Valsts Prezidents Guntis Ulmanis atklaja telnieka Karla Zemdegas pieminekli “Kokletajs” (darba veicejs telnieks Vilnis Titans). 30 gados K. Zemdega piemineklus veltijis cinitajiem par tautas brivibu, bet 1996. gada piemineklus atklaja divas Saules zimes:
Kolkas raga uzstadija “Zilo sauli”, kura vairs tur nav skatama, jo tika nopostita vetras. Ir palicis tikai pieminas akmens.
Strazde uz rajona robežas – “Zalo sauli”. Pieminekla pamatne tika iekalti vardi “Latvijas saulei!” Atklašanas runu teikt tika aicinata Vaira Vike Freiberga – unikalo “Saules dainu” autore.

Telnieks Vilnis Titans

Dzimis 1944. gada 26. julija Limbažos,  miris 2006. gada 10. junija Riga.
Macijies Vilkenes pamatskola. 1974. gada beidzis Latvijas Makslas akademijas Telniecibas nodalu.
Vilnis Titans darbojies I. Ziedona vaditaja dižkoku atbrivotaju grupa - Latvijas kulturvesturiskas vietas un pie dižkokiem novietojis akmenus ar iekaltam zimem un uzrakstiem, veidojis akmenu kravumus, piemeram, Valpenes piramidu netalu no Dundagas.
Izkalis pieminekli „Kokletajs” Talsos (1996. gada pec K. Zemdegas 1939. gada modela, kopa ar delu Jani Titanu).
Projekta "Saules tilts pari licim" ietvaros veidojis koka zimi "Zila Saule" Kolka, granita "Uguns zimi" Ronu sala un granita, koka zimi "Balta saule" Ainažos.
Projekta "Latvija saules zime" ietvaros, uzstadijis cetras granita zimes Latvijas talakajos geografiskajos punktos - "Austras koks" Pasienas pagasta, "Zalais stars" Nicas pagasta, "Baltas naktis" Ipiku pagasta un "Saules puke" Demenes pagasta.

[ENG] The green sun
The sign “The green sun” – is the symbol of nature and life. It was placed here in 3.september 1996 by author Vilnis Titans.

The Latvian President Guntis Ulmanis unveiled the sculptor Karlis Zemdega monument "Kokletajs" in 1996th on the 16th November inTalsi (sculptured by Vilnis Titans). In 30th years K. Zemdega dedicated monuments to fighters for the freedom, but the 1996th there unveiled two monuments, two Sun signs:
There was the sign "Blue Sun" in Kolkas Cape, which is not possible to see there anymore because it was destroyed in storms. You can see only memorial stone.
There is the second sign on the borderline of the district Strazde - "Green Sun". There were inscribed the words "Latvian Sun!" in the base of the monument. Vaira Vike Freiberga - the unique "Sun folklore” author was invited to say the opening speech.

Vilnis Titans – sculptor

Born July 26, 1944 Limbazi - died June 10, 2006 in Riga.
V.Titans attended Vilkene primary school. He graduated from the Latvian Academy of Art sculpture department in 1974.
Vilnis Titans worked together with Imants Ziedonis in his group which helped to secular trees – he put stones with special made signs in them to remember the Latvian heritage sites and oldest trees, made stones shaped like a pyramid in Valpene, near Dundaga.
He had sculptured out the monument "Kokletajs" in Talsi (1996, by K. Zemdega 1939 model, together with his son, Janis Titans).
He had the project "Solar Bridge across the Gulf" where he had created the sign "Blue Sun" in Kolka (it is not possible to see it anymore because of autumn storms), the granite "Sign of Fire" Ronu Island and granite, wood sign "White Sun" in Ainaži.
After the project "Latvia in the sign of the Sun" he had placed the four granite signs dedicated to four Latvian further geographic points – “Austra tree” in Pasienes parish, "Green Shaft" in Nica parish, "White Nights" in Ipiku parish, and "Sun Flower" in Demene parish.


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