Znanstveniki po vsem svetu se letos trudijo izdelati ustrezno cepivo, ki bi pomagalo ustaviti epidemijo novega koronavirusa. Tudi prebivalci Škofje Loke so v večstoletni zgodovini svojega mesta iskali vedno nove načine kako življenje obvarovati pred nalezljivimi boleznimi. O tem nam pričata dve znamenitosti na Mestnem trgu. Vabimo vas, da si ju ogledate!
MARIJINO ali KUŽNO ZNAMENJE
Meščani Škofje Loke so se v srednjem veku bali treh pogubnih stvari: ognja, napada sovražnikov in kuge. Pred ognjem so se zavarovali tako, da so začeli graditi kamnite hiše, pred napadi sovražnikov jih je varovalo obzidje, pred kugo pa molitev.
Sredi Mestnega trga je leta 1751 mesto dalo postaviti baročno Marijino ali kužno znamenje. Na podstavku v obliki oltarja sta kipa sv. Roka in Antona, na stebru z jonskim kapitelom, izdelanim iz loškega konglomerata, pa je kip Marije. Kot pravi latinski napis na podstavku, so ga postavili v zahvalo, da so bili obvarovani pred kugo in ognjem ter v priporočilo svetnikom za varstvo pred hudimi epidemijami. Besedilo je zapisano v obliki kronograma, iz katerega lahko razberemo letnico postavitve znamenja.
Ker je bila prek stebra speljana električna napeljava, se je kmalu po prvi svetovni vojni obelisk pozimi zaradi teže snega zrušil. Poškodovan Marijin kip so zdrobili v gramoz in z njim posuli cesto. Nekateri Ločani so se trudili, da bi spomenik restavrirali v prvotni podobi. Izdelan je bil nov kip Marije in postavljen na obelisk oziroma steber, ki pa je nekoliko nižji, kot je bil originalni. Vsa dela je opravil kamnoseški podjetnik Feliks Toman iz Ljubljane.
MESTNI VODNJAK
Nedaleč stran med drevesi stoji kamniti vodnjak kamor so gospodinje in dekleta hodile po vodo, vmes malo poklepetale in tudi opravljale.
Oblikujejo ga kvadratni kamnit steber z vklesanim mestnim grbom in okrasnim vrčem na vrhu ter dve polkrožni kamniti kadi levo in desno od stebra. Izhaja iz leta 1790, današnjo podobo pa je dobil leta 1883. Vodnjak je precej globok, segal naj bi do nivoja reke Sore. Še danes med poletnimi meseci osveži obiskovalce s hladno pitno vodo, do katere pa ni tako preprosto priti. Poskusite, mogoče vam bo uspelo!
Ker se je pitna voda večkrat onesnažila in posledično povzročala tifusna obolenja, pa tudi za gašenje ob požarih je v vodnjakih ni bilo dovolj, so začeli Ločani leta 1898 razmišljati o graditvi vodovoda. Zgrajen je bil jeseni leta 1902. Za njegovo slovesno otvoritev so takrat na Mestnem trgu pripravili bazen z vodometom. Kanalizacijo so po mestu uredili leta 1893.
Naloga za vpis zaklada:
1. Na Marijinem znamenju poiščite letnico njegove obnove.
2. Preštejte število luknjic v odtoku kamnite kadi vodnjaka.
3. Pri znamenju ali vodnjaku posnemite fotografijo vašega osebnega predmeta in jo priložite vpisu.
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Description of the cache:
This year, scientists all around the world are trying to come up with the right vaccine for covid-19 and bring this world pandemic to an end. Citizens of Škofja Loka have been exploring the ways of protecting themselves against infectious diseases for centuries. There are two monuments in the old city square connected to the history of battling diseases in Škofja Loka. We're inviting you to visit them!
THE MARIAN OR PLAGUE COLUMN
Citizens of medieval Škofja Loka were the most afraid of these 3 things: fires, enemy invasions and plague. They protected themselves against fire by starting to build out of stone, they built walls around the city to stop the enemies, and against the plague,they prayed . In 1751, the Town Square has gained a Baroque monument, The Marian or Plague column. On the base, which is in the shape of an altar are statues of St. Rok and St. Anton and on the column a statue of St. Mary. The Latin writing says the column was built in thanks for turning away plague and fire as a warning for future pandemics . The original column was higher and was crushed under the weight of snow soon after the first World War. The statue of St. Mary was damaged as well. A new replica was built by Feliks Toman from Ljubljana.
OLD TOWN WELL
Not too far away, under the trees is an old town well, where women have been gathering to collect water and for daily gossip. The middle of the well is a column, with an engraved city coat of arms and a decorative jug on top. On right and left side of the column is a sink. It was built in 1790 and hasn't been changed since 1883. The well is quite deep, it should reach all the way down to River Sora's level. Today the visitors can still freshen up with drinking water from the well. It is a bit tricky to get to though - try and see!
The water often got polluted in the past, which caused various infections and in case of fires, the well couldn't provide enough water. That's why the citizens started thinking about building a town water in 1898. It was built in autumn of 1902. For the unveiling ceremony they built a pool with a fountain in the Town Square. The sewage was built in 1893 and completely renewed and put under the ground in 1972.
Task for the login of the cache:
1. Find the year of renewal on The Marian column.
2. Count the numbers of holes in the drain of the well's sink.
3. Take a picture of your personal item at the column or the well. You have to post it in the log.
IMPORTANT!
-Before entering a log, send answers via the GC profile or directly to the e-mail address specified in the profile. Immediately afterwards, you can log a visit to the cache online - you don’t need additional permission.
- If you took a photo or more, pin it to the log! Be careful not to reveal the answers in the picture or in the log!Entries containing the answer will be deleted!
- Entries without the appropriate accompanying e-mail containing the correct answers will be deleted!
Virtual Rewards 2.0 - 2019/2020
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between June 4, 2019 and December 31, 2020. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 2.0 on the Geocaching Blog.