GC32YAZ The River Neman (Traditional Cache) in Belarus created by Hathowulf

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A cache by Hathowulf Message this owner

Hidden : 8/25/2011

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The River Neman

The River of Time (by Nina Palutskaya)

The River Neman rises on the Minsk Highland in Belarus. From here to the point where it discharges into the Baltic Sea, at Kurshsky Bay, it flows a distance of 939 km. The Belarus section of the river is 462 km long, with an 18 km long section that forms the Belarus-Lithuanian frontier. The river flows through Lithuania for a further 346 km with nearly 100 km forming the frontier between Lithuania and Russia. The final 13 km of its length is through the Russian Federation (Kaliningrad Oblast).

The Neman is special for Belarussians as much as for Lithuanians. It flows not only through Space but through Time. It has had a complex and interesting history of people who have lived on and populated its banks and flood-lands and those who are still doing so.

The first mention of Grodno in historical records dates back to 1127 and Grodno is one of the oldest cities in Belarus with the Neman flowing through the centre of the city. In the second half of the 14th Century Grodno, which was then part of the Great Lithuanian Principality, was made its capital. In the 16th to 18th Centuries it was one of the most important centres of Poland, with every third seim (a government assembly) being held here. Grodno used to be a residence of Lithuanian princes and Polish kings. Starting from 1795 the city was under the control of the Russian Empire, and became the principal town of Grodno Governorship in 1801.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

haqre n orapu

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)