Moments in history #7 - Podul de la Nanesti
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Cutia nu este la coordonatele initiale. Cititi descrierea pentru a o gasi.
The cache is not at the posted coordinates. Read the description in order to find it.
[RO]
Podul de la Nanesti are o caracteristica unica, si o istorie interesanta.
In timpul celui de-al doilea razboi mondial, Wehrmacht-ul avea nevoie de un pod peste Siret, capabil sa sustina traficul greu spre Frontul de Est. Datorita acestei necesitati, germanii au construit la Nanesti un pod lung de 355 metri. Podul nu doar permitea trecerea panzerelor, dar a si scurtat considerabil distanta dintre Focsani si Galati.
La sfarsitul lui august 1944, armata germana era in retragere. Pentru a-i incetini pe rusi, germanii au distrus caile de comunicatii, insa la Nanesti n-au reusit sa arunce in aer decat un capat al podului. Armata Rosie, avand nevoie de un punct de trecere peste Siret, a reconstruit portiunea distrusa.
Astfel, la limita dintre judetele Galati si Vrancea exista un pod cu o caracteristica unica: doua jumatati distincte, construite de doua armate straine, realizate in stiluri complet diferite. Podul a ramas deschis traficului pana in prezent.
Pentru a gasi cacheul, parcati la oricare capat al podului, apoi mergeti pe trotuarul din amonte pana la punctul de intalnire dintre cele doua jumatati. Optional, verificati stalpii podului deasupra trotuarului, veti gasi pe unul din acestia numele combinatului siderurgic german care a realizat profilele. Priviti la GPS, coordonatele indicate sunt N 45° 33.abc E 027° 30.def. Cutia, de tip click-clack de un litru, se afla la coordonatele N 45° 33.def E 027° 30.abc. In cutie se afla un mic premiu pentru primul gasitor.
Atentie, va trebui sa luptati pentru aceasta cutie! Dusmanul nu este o armata inamica, ci natura: "drumul" pana la cache este "pavat" cu noroi, vegetatie deasa si tufisuri cu spini!
[EN]
Nanesti Bridge has a unique feature and an interesting history.
During the Second World War, the Wehrmacht needed a bridge over Siret river, able to sustain heavy traffic to the Eastern Front. Because of this need, the Germans built in Nanesti a 355 meter long bridge. This bridge not only provided the panzers with a safe crossing, but has considerably shortened the distance between Focsani and Galati.
In late August 1944, the German army was retreating. To slow the Russians, the Germans destroyed the communications paths, but in Nanesti they managed to blow up only one end of the bridge. The Red Army, needing a way for crossing the Siret, rebuilt the damaged portion.
Thus, at the limit between Galati and Vrancea counties there is a bridge with a unique feature: two distinct halves, constructed by two foreign armies, made in completely different styles. The bridge remained open to traffic until present day.
To find the cache, park on either end of the bridge, then go on the upstream sidewalk until the junction between the two halves. Check the bridge pillars above the sidewalk, on one you will find the name of the German steel mill that made the structure. Look at the GPSr, the indicated coordinates are N 45° 33.abc E 027°30.def. The cache, a 1 liter lock'n'lock type, is located at coordinates N 45°33.def E 027°30.abc . There's a small FTF prize in the cache.
You will have to fight for this cache! The opponent is not an enemy army, but nature: the "path" to the cache is "paved" with mud, dense vegetation and thorny bushes!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
[RO] Yn enqnpvan fnypvrv.
[EN] Ng gur ebbg bs gur jvyybj.