Slotsholmen

DK:

(English text and example pictures for the log below)

Venligst bemærk: Der kan være høj vandstand, så "Vadning kan være påkrævet" attributten er ment alvorligt!

Attention: Water level can be high, so the "Might require wading" attribute is meant seriously!

Silkeborg havde i middelalderen et slot eller i hvert fald en borg.

Slottet lå på et næs hvor Remstrup Å, som Gudenåen hedder lige her, flyder ud i Silkeborg Langsø.
Da Drewsen brødrene byggede deres papirfrabrik og Silkeborg for alvor blev til en rigtig by var resterne af slottet helt væk. Papirfabrikkens ny ejer N. C. Strøyberg fik, med hjælp fra Nationalmuseet, udgravet resterne af slottet i 1880-1882 og Silkeborg fik dermed en del af sin forhistorie tilbage.

De ældste rester af et borganlæg man har kunnet finde her på Slotsholmen stammer fra år 1385.
Midt på holmen var dengang opført et solidt tårn. Til trods for det var det ikke nogen stor borg på den tid. Man mener at hele bygningen, med tårnet i midten, har været ca. 30 kvadratmeter i grundplan.
I 1510'erne blev "Det Store Stenhus" opført på næsset. Dette var adskilt af de større bygninger tættere på "fastlandet" af en bred voldgrav.
Efter reformationen, i 1536, blev Silkeborg Slot det administrative centrum for Silkeborg Len der i størrelse svarede omtrent til Silkeborg Kommunes areal efter kommunesammenlægninen i 2007.
Kong Christian III brugte "Det Store Stenhus" som bolig når han besøgte Silkeborg.
I 1600-tallet blev Slottet flere gang besat af svenskerne under svenskekrigene. Efter svenskernes omfattende hærværk var slotttet ikke længere beboeligt og det kunne ikke betale sig af reparere det.
I 1726 nedrives de sidste rester af "Det Store Stenhus".
En enkel rest af en frise fra "Det store Stenhus" kan stadig findes på Slotsholmen!
 

For at logge denne cache skal du løse en lille opgave og uploade et billede sammen med din log:

29-08-2024: Infoskiltet er blevet skiftet ud så opgaven er ændret! På infoskiltet nær GZ findes 2 specifikke årstal. Et under "Velkommen til Silkeborg Slot" øverst til venstre og et i afsnittet "Hovedgården" nederst til højre.
Læg de to årstal sammen ( = XXXX) og send en mail til slotsholmenXXXX@gmail.com og husk at skrive dit geo-navn i emnefeltet! Hvis du ikke får svar og du er sikker på at svaret er rigtigt så prøv at skrive noget i tekst feltet i mailen også, det hjælper nogle gange.

Når du får en mail retur med besked om at du har løst opgaven korrekt må du logge cachen, men husk at loggen skal indeholde et billede der er taget på Slotsholmen og enten:

1. Viser et skilt med dit geo-navn på og Papirtårnet i baggrunden
2. Er en selfie hvor du på billedet har Papirtårnet i baggrunden
3. Er et foto hvor du holder din GPS og man kan se Papirtårnet i baggrunden

Logs uden et billede der opfylder et af kravene vil blive slettet!
Eksempler på billeder kan ses nederst.

UK:

In the middleages Silkeborg had a castle (slot).

The castle was situated on a little wedge of land near Remstrup Å, as Gudenåen is called right here, where it flows out into Silkeborg Langsø.
When the Drewsen brothers built their paper mill and Silkeborg finally became a real town the last remnants of the castle had vanished a long time ago. The new owner of the paper mill N. C. Strøyberg had, with help from the Danish National Museum, the remnants of the castle excavated in 1880-1882 and Silkeborg hereby got a part of its early history back.

The oldest remnants of a castle facility that has been found dates back to the year 1385.
At that time, in the middle of the islet, there was a sturdy tower. Despite having a tower it was not a big castle, even at that time. It is believed that the footprint of the entire building complex was a mere 30 square meters.
In the 1510's the "Det Store Stenhus - The Big Stone House" build on the islet. This was separated from the larger buildings on the "mainland" by a broad moat.
After the reformation, in 1536, Silkeborg Castle became the administrative center for Silkeborg County, which in size was roughly equivalent to the modern Silkeborg county.
King Christian III used "The Big Stone House" as his residence when he visited Silkeborg.
Between 1600 and 1650 the castle was occupied by the Swedish several times during the Swedish wars. The Sweds did not treat the castle well and when they left it was no longer suited for living in, and repears would be too costly.
In 1726 the last remnants of the "The Big Stone House" was torn down.
A part of a frieze from "The Big Stone House" can still be found on Slotsholmen!

To log this cache you must solve a little task and upload a picture in your log:

29-08-2024: The information sign has been changed so the task has changed also! On the information sign near GZ you will find 2 specific years. One under "Welcome to Silkeborg Castle" in the top left corner and another one in the section "The manor Silkeborg Hovedgård" near the bottom to the right.
Find the sum of the two years ( = XXXX ) and send an e-mail to slotsholmenXXXX@gmail.com and remember to write your geo-name in the subject field! If you don't get an answer and you are sure the answers are correct, try to put something in the text field in the mail also.

When you receive an e-mail telling you that you have solved the task correctly you may log the cache, but remember the log must include a picture that is taken somewhere on Slotsholmen and:

1. Includes a sign with your geo-name and has the "Paper Tower" in the background
2. Is a selfie with you and you have the "Paper Tower" in the background
3. IS a photo where you hold your GPS device and the "Paper Tower" is visible in the background.

Logs without a valid picture will be deleted!

Eksempler / Examples:

Geo-tag (1):	Selfie (2):

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