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Dvor Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/16/2011
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

SLO: Poznogotska cerkev sv. Petra v Dvoru pri Polhovem Gradcu
ENG: Late Gothic church of St. Peter at Dvor near Polhov Gradec

SLO:

Cerkev sv. Petra v Dvoru je bila zgrajena med leti 1525-48. Zelo dobro je ohranjena, kar je v Sloveniji za objekte iz tega obdobja (pozna gotika) zelo redko. Najbolj je znana po vhodnem portalu, ki ga je izdelal 1544 Gregor iz Rake. Gotsko oblikovan šilasti vhod je okrog in okrog okrašen z zelo dobro ohranjenim plitvim reliefom. Nad portalom je grb družine Thurn, ki je bila nekaj časa lastnica polhograjske graščine. V notranjosti cerkve je med drugim okrašen lesen strop iz leta 1577, na katerem najdemo dva zapisa v slovenskem jeziku, ki veljata za najzgodnejša takšna napisa pri nas.

Danes ni jasno, zakaj so zgradili tako veliko cerkev v tako majhni vasi, ki je poleg tega je tedaj že imela svojo cerkev. Obstaja več legend, najbolj razširjena pravi, da je nekoč eden od lastnikov polhograjske graščine jahal domov, ko je njegov konj nenadoma padel na kolena in po kolenih obšel prostor. To je bilo za grofa znamenje, da mora na tem mestu postaviti cerkev. Zato domačini cerkvi pravijo "grofovska".

Ker je bila cerkev v času našega obiska zaprta, smo si lahko ogledali le zunanjščino. Najbolj nas je pritegnila kamnoseška okrasitev okrog vhodnega portala. Pozorno smo si jo ogledali in našli naslednji napis:

Et dicit eis quid timidi estis modicae fidei tunc surgens imperavit ventis et mari et facta est tranquillitas magna. Videns autem turbas ascendit in montem et cum sedisset accesserunt ad eum discipuli eius.

ENG:

Church of St. Peter at Dvor was built during 1525-48. It is very well preserved, which is quite rare for late Gothic buildings in Slovenia. It is famous for its entrance portal, made by Gregor from Rake in 1544. The entrance, shaped in typical gothic pointed style, is decorated with shallow relief. Above the portal is Thurn family's coat-of-arms. Thurns were owners of near-by Polhov Gradec manor for a period of time. Interior has a lovely wooden ceiling made in 1577 with two inscriptions in Slovenian which are believed to be the oldest of the kind in Slovenia.

It is not clear why they built such a big church in such a small village, which on top of it had already had a church. There are many legends to explain this. The most popular one says: "Once upon a time the owner of the Polhov Gradec manor was riding by, when his horse fell on its knees and in such manor by-passed the place. Count took it as a sign to build a church on this spot". For that reason locals refer to this church as a Count's church.

The church was closed at the time of our visit, so we only saw the exterior. We were most attracted to decoration of the entrance portal. After the close examination we found the following inscription:

Et dicit eis quid timidi estis modicae fidei tunc surgens imperavit ventis et mari et facta est tranquillitas magna. Videns autem turbas ascendit in montem et cum sedisset accesserunt ad eum discipuli eius.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr: Ihytngr Pnpur: Whfg nobir gur whapgvba, haqre ebbgf, pbirerq jvgu fgbarf.

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)