Munkholmen Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

cervisvenator: Hi

While I feel that Geocaching.com should hold the location for the cache owner and block other cachers from placing a cache in the area around this cache for a reasonable amount of time, we can’t do so forever.

Nothing seems to happen with this cache listing, so it is now archived, so that someone else can place a cache in the area, and geocachers can once again enjoy visiting this location. Also, if it hasn’t been done already, please pick up any remaining cache bits as soon as possible.

If the owner wants it reopened, send me an e-mail and I’ll be happy to unarchive the cache listing if it still satisfies the requirement/guidelines.

(This reviewer note is in English so non-Norwegian cache owners, geocachers and cache reviewers can understand what it says.)

Thanks for your understanding,
Cervis Venator
Geocaching.com Volunteer Cache Reviewer

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Hidden : 6/18/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Please DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FIND THIS CACHE, it was located in a nature reservation, and is now removed. It will be relocated. Munkholmen, literally means Munk's Islet. It has served as a place of execution, a monastery, a fortress, prison, and a World War II anti-aircraft gun station. Today, Munkholmen is a popular tourist attraction and recreation site. It also offers a nice overview over Trondheim and its relation to the surrounding landscape.




NORWEGIAN:


Munkholmen har vært rettersted, kloster, fengsel og festning. I dag er øya et populært sted for bading og soling. Øya byr på omvisninger og en fascinerende historie som du kan se og høre om på stedet. Det er også en kafé i drift i sommermånedene. Du kan booke selskaper på øya og ta med mange gjester i slengen ved hjelp av Munkholmbåten som går fra Ravnkloa i Trondheim sentrum.

ENGLISH:


Munkholmen offers guided tours of the island several times a day during the summer season. There is also an open café on the island. You can get there by boat from Ravnkloa quay in the centre of Trondheim. The island's history is fascinating, and is, in a way, a miniature history of Norway.

Execution site
In the years prior to the founding of the city of Trondheim in 997 by Viking King Olav Tryggvason, Munkholmen was used as an execution site by the Earls of Lade.The arrival of Olav Tryggvason to Norway in 995 coincided with a revolt against Haakon Sigurdsson, who was killed by Tormod Kark. The severed heads of both Haakon and Kark were placed on stakes on Munkholmen facing out into the fjord to serve as a warning to visitors. Legend has it that before entering Trondheim, visitors were made to spit on these heads as a tribute to King Olav I of Norway. The tradition of displaying the severed heads of criminals and political opponents was continued for some time, but the heads were now placed so that they faced the city of Trondheim to deter its citizens from committing crimes.

Monastery
In the early 12th century, and possibly even earlier, Benedictine monks lived on the island in Nidarholm Abbey. Local stories claim the monastery was quite lively and that on several occasions requests came from the mainland to keep the noise down. By the time Lutheran Protestantism came to Trondheim, the monastery had fallen into decay.

Fort and prison
Construction of a fort on the island began in 1658. When it was completed in 1661, the fort was also used as a state prison for society's rejects. Count Peder Griffenfeld, Munkholmen's most famous prisoner, was transferred from the fortress of Copenhagen in 1671. Griffenfeld was kept at Munkholmen for 18 years, after which he was released, having contracted a terminal illness. The fort remained in operation until 1893. It is said that Griffenfeld still haunts Munkholmen: Adresseavisen article (Norwegian).

Anti-aircraft weaponry
During the German occupation of Norway, Trondheim was used as the Nazi fleets submarine base. Munkholmen was fitted with anti-aircraft weaponry. Remnants of the installation still exist in the upper levels of the fort.


Munkholmen seen from the Trondheim side

Parts of the island serves as a bird sanctuary during nesting season. It is a popular site for bird watchers. Please respect signs and fences!

Sources: Wikipedia and Wikistrinda

First to find [new] Munkholmen: mereteba

The old Munkholmen cache is disabled. This is a new box and listing.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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