Dalmacija: A geocache series
Dalmatia has existed for some 2000 years and was a part of then Illyria and has survived over the last 2000 years among many different empires and rulers.
In addition to the famous dog breed "Dalmatians" who come from this area, Dalmatia is best known for its rugged and karstified coastal landscape. Around 1000 islands, several national parks and around 1200 kilometers of coastline describe Dalmatia, which stretches from Velebit with its famous tunnel "Sveti Rok" to Dubrovnik. If the "Bura" blows from the north, this strongest wind in the world with up to 250km / h can even force authorities to close the entire highway.
Although Dalmatia has a very long cultural tradition and was already known in antiquity for its wild warriors, but was over all centuries - almost to this day - mainly due to the barren and stony soil always a relatively poor area and a classic emigration country. Formerly used as auxiliary troops by Greeks, Romans, Venetians and Austrians, later the inhabitants became emigrants to America, Argentina, Chile, Australia and New Zealand, and then later to Germany, Austria and Switzerland after World War II.
One of the best part of Dalmatia is the culinary art: puff-thin Dalmatian prosciutto, yellow sheep's cheese and salted anchovies, a few black olives, home-baked white bread, salad of sun-ripened tomatoes and even wine that has been pressed, diluted with water. Beef, pork and lamb steaks are traditionally cooked in Dalmatia on the grid above the open charcoal fire. In the conobas of Central and Southern Dalmatia you can find a specialty: Fish and meat, preferably lamb, are cooked together with potatoes and vegetables under a charcoal heat overflowed metal bell, the peka.
We placed five geocache series in Dalmatia:
Fünf Serien gibt es von uns in Dalmatien:
Dalmacija – The Ring
Dalmacija – Adria
Dalmacija – Krajina
Dalmacija – Krka
Dalmacija – Outback
Diese Serien sollen im historischen und auch heutigen dalmatinischen Herzen einen Einblick tief in die dalmatinische Seele geben, Euch Land, Leute, Gebräuche und das Lebensgefühl näherbringen und Euch auch die Ereignisse rund um den letzten krieg auf dalmatinischem Boden nicht vorenthalten. Die Serien wurden bereits 2014 gestartet und werden jedes Jahr, wenn wir hier im Urlaub sind, wieder weiter ausgebaut.
These series are intended to give a deep insight into the Dalmatian soul, in the historical and modern Dalmatian heart, to introduce you to the country, its people, customs and lifestyle, as well as to the marks of the last war on Dalmatian soil. The series were launched in 2014 and will be expanded every year when we are here on vacation.
Dalmacija – Outback
Zu dieser Serie gehören eigentlich all jene Caches, die nicht Teil der Ring- oder Adria-Serie sind und sich tendenziell nördlich der A1 im Hinterland von Dalmatien befinden. Daher sind dies aktuell folgende Caches:
Part of this series are:
Dio ove serije su:
- Dalmacija – Outback 01 – BenkovacCB
- Dalmacija – Outback 01 – VukšićCB
- Dalmacija – Outback 03 – BreakCB
- Dalmacija – Outback 04 – Fairy TaleCB
- Dalmacija – Outback 05 – Park&RecreationCB
- Dalmacija – Outback 06 – BellevueCB
- Dalmacija – Outback 07 – ProvićCB
- Dalmacija – Outback 08 – HinterlandCB
- Dalmacija – Outback 09 – DrnišCB
This Cache: Kaštel Benković
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On the hill above Benkovac there is a small fortress called Kaštel Benković, whose position dominates the entire Benkovac plain. Kaštel Benković is a medieval castle. It dates from the second half of the 15th century. It is classified as a profane architectural heritage. It is not under UNESCO protection. The Benkovac Provincial Museum is located in the castle site. It looks like a square yard in the bottom of which is a tall square tower. The corners of the wall were reinforced by two round towers upgraded during the Turks in the 16th century. Later renovations reduce the impression of the fortress, which as a historical value and architecture of its time represents a monument of the first order of the Benkovac region. From the east southeastern side of the castle there was built the church of St. Ante which was last reconstructed in 1743 into a baroque chapel with a bell tower.
Written sources can be found that Kaštel was built up probably in the 15th century. There are speculations that probably the founding member of the Croatian family Benković was building it. It had a defensive role, and after that it was a residential area for a time and then became a social property.
When the Turks occupied Benkovac, which belonged to Gornja Luka, in 1527, and in the ecclesiastical view to the diocese of Nin, that city became a feud of the beg of Benković from Livno. From the description of the Bosnian beglerbeg Ibrahimpaša from 1620 we find that this little town was perpetrated by a single tower, uninhabited and with little houses, which is repeated in one description from 1624.
The Zadar noble family Begna states that in 1650 Benkovich tower was burned by Carla de Begne. In 1683 Benkovac was liberated from the Turks with other places, but fell under Venetian rule. The Venetian ruled whole of Dalmatia till Austria took over, which lasts until 1918.
The Kaštel is today the center of cultural life of the City of Benkovac, an idyllic stage for various events to the joy of many visitors that the Kaštela area always leaves breathless.
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Auf dem Hügel über Benkovac befindet sich eine kleine Festung namens Kaštel Benković, deren Position die gesamte umliegende Ebene beherrscht. Kaštel Benković ist eine mittelalterliche Burg und stammt aus der zweiten Hälfte des 15. Jahrhunderts. Es ist als profanes architektonisches Erbe klassifiziert und steht nicht unter dem Schutz der UNESCO. Heute befindet sich das Benkovac Provincial Museum in der Burg.
Es handelt sich um einen nahezu quadratischen Grundriss, an dessen Nordseite mittig ein hoher quadratischer Turm steht. Die Ecken der Süd-Mauer wurden durch zwei runde Türme verstärkt, die im 16. Jahrhundert durch die Türken ergänzt wurden. An der Südostseite der Burg wurde die Kirche St. Ante gebaut, die 1743 zum letzten Mal in eine barocke Kapelle mit Glockenturm umgebaut wurde.
Es gibt Spekulationen, dass wahrscheinlich das Gründungsmitglied der kroatischen Familie Benković es gebaut hat. Es hatte zu der Zeit rein defensive Zwecke und war danach eine Zeit lang Herrschaftssitz, bevor es quasi in kommunales Eigentum überging
Als die Türken 1527 Benkovac, das zum Lehen Gornja Luka gehörte, besetzten, wurde diese Stadt zu einem Feudal-Lehen des Begs Benković aus Livno. Aus der Beschreibung des bosnischen „Beglerbeg Ibrahimpaša“ aus dem Jahre 1620 ergibt sich, dass Benkovac damals lediglich aus einem einzigen unbewohnten Turm mit nur einzelnen kleinen Häusern bestanden hat.
Die Adelsfamilie Begna aus Zadar schreibt in Ihrer Familienchronik, dass der Benkovich-Turm 1650 von Carla de Begne niedergebrannt wurde. Im Jahr 1683 wurde Benkovac mit anderen Orten von den Türken befreit, fiel aber unter die Herrschaft der Venezianer. Venedig regierte ganz Dalmatien, bis Österreich übernahm, was bis 1918 dauerte. Danach war Dalmatien und damit auch Benkovac Teil von Jugoslawien und heute Kroatien.
Das Kaštel ist heute das Zentrum des kulturellen Lebens der Stadt Benkovac und bietet eine idyllische Bühne für verschiedenste Veranstaltungen, Feste und Familienfeiern.
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Na brežuljku iznad Benkovca smjestila se mala utvrda zvana Kaštel Benković, koja svojim položajem dominira čitavom benkovačkom ravnicom. Datira iz druge polovice 15. stoljeća. Zaštićeno je kulturno dobro. Klasificiran je kao profana graditeljska baština. Nije pod UNESCO zaštitom. U prostorijama kaštela smjestio se Zavičajni muzej Benkovac. Čini ga dvorište kvadratnog tlocrta u dnu kojeg je visoka četvrtasta kula, zvonasto proširena pri temelju. Kutovi zida su ojačani dvjema okruglim kulama nadograđenim za vrijeme Turaka u 16. stoljeću. Kasnije dogradnje umanjuju dojam tvrđave, koja kao povijesna vrijednost i arhitektura svog vremena predstavlja spomenik prvog reda benkovačkog kraja. S vanjske jugoistočne strane kaštela sagrađena je crkva sv. Ante koja je posljednji put pregrađena 1743.god. u baroknom slogu sa zvonikom na preslicu.
Pisanih izvora i analiza može se saznati da je Kaštel zasigurno postojao u 15. stoljeću. Osnovao ga je najvjerojatnije član hrvatske obitelji Benković, koja se prvi put spominje 1468. Dok nije prestala opasnost od ratovanja imao je obrambenu ulogu, a nakon toga je jedno vrijeme bio stambeni prostor, a zatim postaje društveno vlasništvo. Neke naše stare kronike kažu da su kulu nad današnjim Benkovcem, na tzv. brežuljku sv. Ante, osnovali hrvatski knezovi u srednjem vijeku, a samo mjesto da je dobilo ime po Benkoviću, kojemu je za vrijeme turske okupacije predano na upravu.
Kad su Turci 1527. zauzeli Benkovac, koji je pripadao Gornjoj Luci, a u crkvenom pogledu ninskoj biskupiji, taj grad postao je feud bega Benkovića iz Livna. Iz opisa bosanskog beglerbega Ibrahimpaše iz 1620. doznajemo da je taj mali grad bio opasan jednom kulom, nenastanjenom i s malo kuća, što se ponavlja u jednom opisu iz 1624. Sastavljač povijesti.
Zadarske plemićke porodice Begna navodi da je 1650. kula Benkovich bila zapaljena od Karla de Begne. Benkovac je 1683. s ostalim mjestima oslobođen od Turaka, ali je potpao pod mletačku vlast. Padom Venecije cijela Dalmacija dolazi pod vlast Austrije koja, uz prekid za francuske vladavine, traje sve do 1918.
Kaštel je danas središte kulturnog života Grada Benkovca, idelna pozornica za razne priredbe na radost mnogobrojnih posjetitelja koje prostor Kaštela uvijek nanovo ostavi bez daha.