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Mor-Ho! Mystery Cache

Hidden : 10/2/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

SK: Historické miesto mimo hlavných trás.

EN: Historic place outside of main roads
.

SK: Pozor nachádzate sa na území s výskytom medvedov.
EN: Caution, you' re in bear's territory.


SK: Mor-Ho!

Ak ste za názvom cachky cakali odkaz na známu básen Sama Chalupku, musím Vás sklamat. Súradnice Vás privedú na miesto, kde sa pocas Slovenského Národného Povstania tlacil ilegálny casopis Mor-Ho!. Dnes je toto miesto na mapách oznacené ako partizánsky bunker Mor ho. Bunker bol zrekonštruovaný pri príležitosti 60-teho výrocia SNP.

Nasledovný text je prebraný z informacnej tabule, ktorú nájdete nedaleko. Pocet vytlacených exemplarov je klúcom ku finálnym súradniciam.

Text informacnej tabule

Na tomto mieste sa po 27.10.1944 premiestnili pracovníci Slobodného slovenského vysielaca, ktorých v decembri 1944 zaclenili do partizánskej brigády Pomstitel ako Piaty partizánsky oddiel. Hlavnou úlohou partizánov Piateho partizánskeho oddielu bolo okrem bojových a diverzných akcií organizovat a vydávat letáky a ilegálny cyklostylovaný casopis Mor-Ho!. Bol to denník, ktorý vychádzal od 17.januára do 15.marca 1945 nákladom 300 až 350 výtlackov denne a kolportovali ho po celej Partizánskej republike. Celkovo vyšlo 51 císiel casopisu Mor-Ho! na 254 stranách a spolu bolo vytlacených ABCDE exemplárov a niekolko císiel casopisu Zvesti.

Miesto je dost od ruky, pocítajte preto s niekolko hodinovou túrou po cervenej znacke, ktorá vedie zo Španej doliny na Staré Hory. Samozrejme môžete si zvolit aj iné štartovacie miesta. Doporucujem použit turistickú mapu, na plánovanie si vyberte oblast Starohorské vrchy.

Najrýchlejšia a najjednoduchšia cesta, bez zbytocných prevýšení, zacína v horskom stredisku Šachticka. Za hotelom je asfaltová cesta, ktorá Vás dovedie do sedla Dolný Šturec, kde sa napojíte na cervenú turistickú znacku. Od hotela až pod Jelenskú skalu je to asi 1.5 hodiny po velmi dobrej lesnej ceste, zo zaciatku asfaltovej. Spod Jelenskej skaly je to už iba 15 minút po úzkom a miestami strmom lesnom chodnícku. Cela táto trasa Vám zaberie asi 4 hodiny.

EN: Mor-Ho!

The most slovak people knows poem by well known author Samo Chalupka, but this cache isn't about this poem. The coordinates will lead you to a place where, during Slovak National Uprising, was printed the illegal magazine Mor-Ho. Today this place is marked on maps as partisan bunker Mor ho. The bunker has been renovated on the occasion of 60-th anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising.

The following text is translated from the sign board, which can be found nearby. Number of printed copies is key to the final coordinates. This is the last number in that slovak text. The number has 5 ciphers.

Text of sign board

To this place, the workers of the Free Slovak transmitter were moved after 27.10.1944. In December 1944 they were incorporated into partisan brigade, named Revenger, as Fifth partisan division. The main task of Fifth partisan division was, in addition to the partisan warfare and diverse actions, to organize and publish leaflets and illegal papyrography magazine Mor-Ho! It was a daily paper printed from 17. January to 15. March 1945. Each day was printed between 300 and 350 copies and this copies were distributed across the Partisan Republic. They published a total of 51 numbers of journal Mor-Ho! on 254 pages. In the aggregate was printed ABCDE copies of Mor-Ho! and also a few numbers magazine Tidings(Zvesti).

You should expect trip which takes several hours following the red hiking trail which leads from Spania Dolina to Stare Hory. Of course You can choose other starting points. I suggest to use tourist map . For planning you should select an area Starohorske vrchy .

I recommend the fastest and easiest way without unnecessary elevation. It starts in a mountain resort Šachticka. Behind the hotel there is a paved road that leads you into the sadleback Dolný Šturec, where it connects to the red hiking trail. From the hotel to the neerby Jelenska skala it takes about 1.5 hours and follows a very good forest road. Then there is only 15 minutes to the bunker, but the path is narrow a sometimes steep. Whole journey takes about 4 hours.

Final

N 48 49 (C-A)B(B-D-E)
E019 08 (A+B)(D-E)(C-B+A)

SK: ano, je to tak, nie je to chyba
EN: yes, you're right, it's not mistake

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

FX: i fgerqr, anq nw cbq RA: va gur prager, bire naq orybj

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)