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Halden Gamle Politistasjon Multi-Cache

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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.

(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 : 1/6/2014
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

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Geocache Description:

NO: Halden gamle politistasjon. En fengslende opplevelse.

EN: Halden old jail and policestation. A captivating experience.


NO:
Halden gamle fengsel ble bygget i 1863. Norge hadde fram til da hatt fysisk avstraffelse av fanger, slik som pisking, kakstrygning, karnøfling, tvangsarbeid og slaveri. I USA hadde det imidlertid blitt utviklet en annen type straff, som bygget på at fangen skulle sitte isolert, kun i kontakt med sin Gud og sin samvittighet. Denne metoden kaltes Filadelfia-systemet, og var i bruk i Norge fra Halden gamle fengsel ble bygget, og fram til slutten av 1800-tallet. Da ble de fleste fengsler i Norge modernisert, fordi man gikk bort ifra prinsippet å konstant isolere fangene.

Men Halden gamle fengsel er unikt, da det av en eller annen grunn ble stående slik som det originalt ble bygget. Det fremstår med andre ord akkurat slik det var tiltenkt i 1863. Og helt frem til 1970-tallet var huset i bruk som politistasjon og fengsel, og det er i tida etter dette blitt brukt som lager. Det siste året har det dog kommet endringer, da bakeriet Brød&Vann bruker de gamle edruskapsarrestene som kafe og Halden Mikrobryggeri har uteservering i bakgården.

Den mest kjente fangen som har sittet i fengslet er Sophie Johannesdatter, den nest siste person som ble offentlig halshugget i Norge. Mer om dette i cacheserien Sophie Poisonmurder her i Halden.

For å finne denne multicachen må du gjøre følgende:

  1. Gå til de oppgitte koordinatene.
  2. Du finner ETT tall i adressen, det er A.
  3. Du finner TO årstall på det blå skiltet. Det øverste er B, og det laveste er C.
  4. Du finner cachen på N59 07.((B/A)-295) E011 23.((C/A)-414) Husk å runde opp om desimaler oppstår i divideringene.


ENG:

Halden old jail was built in 1863 . Norway had until then had corporal punishment of prisoners , such as whipping, kakstrygning , karnøfling , forced labor and slavery . In the U.S, however, another kind of punishment had been developed which built upon the prisoner to sit in isolation , only in contact with his God and his conscience . This method was called the Philadelphia system , and was in use in Norway from Halden old jail was built , and until the late 1800s . Then most prisons in Norway modernized , ignoring the principle of constantly isolating prisoners .

Halden old prison is unique , as it for some reason remains as it was originally built. It appears , in other words exactly the way it was intended in 1863 . And until 1970 the house was used as a police station and jail , and it is in the time since then been used as storage . Over the past year there have been changes , however , when the bakery Brød & Vann uses the old temperance arrest as a cafe and Halden Mikrobryggeri with beer garden in the backyard.

The most famous prisoner who had been jailed is Sophie Johannesdatter , the second last person who was publicly beheaded in Norway . More on this in cache series Sophie Poison Murder in Halden .

To locate the actual container with the log book you need to do the following:

  1. Go to the given coordinates.
  2. You will find ONE number in the address, variable A
  3. You will find TWO years on the blue sign. The upper one being B, and the lower being C.
  4. You will find the cache at N59 07.((B/A)-295) E011 23.((C/A)-414) Remember to round up if decimals in dividings.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

AB: Zntargvfx RA: Zntargvp

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)