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Koldinghus & K Virtual Cache

Hidden : 06/04/2019
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Terrain:
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Engang for mange år siden kom en lille nisse til verden.
Nissen hed Kalle, og det var sådan med nisser dengang, at de fik tildelt efternavn udfra hvor de hørte til.
De første mange år hed Kalle således Kalle Kolding.
Kalle Kolding boede hos sine forældre i sin første tid, men da den danske konge Erik Klipping i år 1268, byggede det første Koldinghus, vidste Kalle Kolding, at det skulle være hans nye bolig. Så kort efter opførelsen var Kalles nye navn hermed, ”Kalle Kolding Koldinghus”.
Mange af Kalles nisse-venner synes at det var ret svært navn, så til dagligt blev han blot kaldt ”K”.
”K” var en stolt nisse, for nu boede han på en prægtig borg som i starten var et meget vigtigt værn mod det Sleviske rige mod syd.
Kort tid efter blev Koldinghus overtaget af de Holstenske grever, og senere igen blev borgen købt tilbage af kongen Valdemar Atterdag.

Det var nogle spændende år hvor mange af de danske konger og dronninger besøgte borgen og ”K” elskede at følge med i regenternes fester og vigtige forhandlinger som ofte foregik her på stedet.
Christian 3. kom i 1536 til magten og han og dronning Dorothea valgte at ombygge Koldinghus fra en borg til et rigtigt slot. Selvom det rodede og larmede rigtigt meget mens der blev bygget om, var ”K” rigtig godt tilfreds med resultatet, da det flotte slot stod færdigt. NU kunne han endelig kalde sig en rigtig slots-nisse og tænk sig – han boede sammen med kongen og dronningen!
”K” oplevede også at Christian den 3. døde på slottet i 1559 og de efterfølgende år opholdt dronning Dorothea sig på slottet, frem mod hendes død i 1571.

Deres søn Frederik den 2. opførte Kronborg ved Helsingør og i den tid nød ”K” at der ikke skulle bygges meget om på Koldinghus. Det var først da Christian den 4. kom til magten at der igen skulle laves om. ”K” var dog igen godt tilfreds med ombygningen, for Christian 4. byggede nu slottet endnu mere prægtigt med kæmpetårn og masser af kunst.
I årene efter flyttede magten mere og mere mod København.
Koldinghus forblev dog et kongeslot og ”K” fik indimellem besøg af regenterne, og eksempelvis oplevede ”K” at kong Frederik 4. mødte sin elskerinde Anna Sophie ved et bal på Koldinghus. De blev senere gift og ”K” elskede at fortælle denne historie til sine nisse-venner.

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Frederik 4. udførte også en større ombygning af Koldinghus hvor han moderniserede slottet og fjernede riddersalen, og fik ensartet etagerne på slottet, så vinduerne kunne stå på en flot lige linje på facaden.
For ”K” var det endnu en omgang larm og ballade, men da det stod færdigt var det et fantastisk syn.

I marts 1808 indtraf katastrofen hvor franske og spanske soldater under ledelse af marskal Bernadotte opholdt sig på slottet.
Der udbrød en kæmpemæssig brand og ”K” måtte flygte fra slottet mens det brændte ned. Herefter stod det som ruin i mange år og ”K” måtte bo hos venner og bekendte i de nærliggende byer.

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Heldigvis blev slottet genopført og løbende restaureret, og ”K” kunne igen flytte tilbage til sin elskede bolig.
Og selvom ”K” nu er blevet en gammel nisse, så bor han der sikkert endnu.
Rygtet siger at han med årene har mistet hørelsen, men at han derfor har lært sig tegnsprog som han bruger når han mødes med alle de andre gamle nisser rundt omkring i landet.

For at logge denne virtual skal du finde koordinatet og herfra tage et billede af din hånd med slottet i baggrunden, mens du med hånden sender en hilsen til ”K” ved at lave bogstavet K med tegnsprog.

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Du behøver ikke at medtage ansigt på billedet – hånd og slot er rigeligt og du kan logge denne virtual omgående hvis blot der er billede med på loggen. Gå til koordinatet og upload billede sammen med din log - det er alt du skal gøre
Hvis du af den ene eller anden grund har problemer med at tage et billede af din hånd, er det også ok at logge med et billede af slottet og en lille seddel med dit brugernavn.
Logs som ikke indeholder billede vil umiddelbart blive fjernet.

Kilde til information og billeder til denne cache er venligst lånt fra https://www.koldinghus.dk - her vil du kunne finde meget mere information om slottet, åbningstider og info om igangværende udstillinger mv.

UK:

Once upon a time, a little gnome was born in Kolding.
The gnome was called Kalle, and at that time all gnomes was given also the name of their home location.
So the first many years Kalle was called "Kalle Kolding".
Kalle Kolding stayed with his parents in the first many years, but when the Danish King Erik Klipping in 1268 built the defence castle Koldinghus, Kalle imideately knew that this should be his new residence. Short time after the castle was built, Kalle's new name became ”Kalle Kolding Koldinghus”.
Most of Kalle's gnome friends had a hard time saying his name correctly, so they gave him the much easier call name "K".
”K” was a proud gnome, and delighted that he now lived his life in a castle which was an important defence construction against the Duchy of Schleswig just south of the border.
Short time after, Koldinghus has overtaken by the Holstein Counts, but later again bought back by the Danish King Valdemar Atterdag.

Then came many exciting years where Danish Kings and Queens visited and stayed at the castle, and "K" enjoyed to watch the big royal parties and very important negotiations that took place here.
Christian III became King in year 1536 and he and his Queen Dorothea decided to rebuild the defence castle into a real royal residence. Despite all the noise and mess from the construction work, "K" was very happy about the result of the reconstruction when the beautiful royal castle was finally ready. Now "K" was a real Royal-Castle-Gnome and he was so proud. Now he lived together with the real Kind and Queen. Wow.
”K” also was there when King Christian III passed away inside the castle in 1559 and all the following years where the widow Queen Dorothea stayed to her death in 1571.

Their son Frederik II was busy building the castle Kronborg in Helsingør towards the Swedish border, and during that time "K" enjoyed the silence while no big reconstruction work was done to Koldinghus. But the silence was over when King Christian IV became regent of Denmark. Again ”K” was afterwards happy with the work as Christian 4. now made the castle even more prestigious with a great tower and lots of art inside and outside the castle.
In the following years, the power and management of Denmark was moving more and more towards Copenhagen.
Koldinghus stayed a Royal Castle and ”K” & Koldinghus was still visited by the regents and royal families in the following years. "K" was watching it all when King Frederik IV met his secret lover Anna Sophie at a party inside Koldinghus. They were later married and "K" loves to tell especially this story to all his gnome friends.

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Frederik IV also made some reconstruction work here, and levelled all the floors so all the windows on the facade could be alligened in straight bands.
For ”K” this was another period of noise and mess, but when it was over, Koldinghus was a fantastic view.

In March 1808 the disaster occurred, when Spanish and French soldiers, under leadership from Marchall Bernadotte, stayed at the castle.
A huge fire broke out leaving the castle in ruins. "K" had to flee and he lived the next many years with gnome friends in the surrounding towns.

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Fortunately the castle was later rebuilt and "K" could move back to his beloved recidence.
And even though ”K” is now a very old gnome he is for sure still living inside Koldinghus somewhere.
Roumors tell that he has lost his ability to hear, and that he has learned himself sign language, and that he uses sign language when he meets up with all his gnome friends.

To log this virtual you must find the coordinate, and from here take a picture of your hand with the castle in the background, while you with your fingers are saying hello to "K" by showing the sign K.
Go to the coordinate and upload the picture together with your log - that is all you have to do.

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Your face or body is ok to add as well but it's NOT necessary - hand and castle is enough
If you for some reason are having problems with the sign language, it is also ok to show a small note with your Geo-name and picture this with the castle in the background.
Logs without pictures will be removed.

Source for information and pictures to this cache is taken from the official homepage https://www.koldinghus.dk - here you will find a lot of information about the castle, opening hours, exhibitions and a lot more.

DE:

Um diesen Cache loggen zu dürfen müssen Sie die ein Foto machen von Ihrer Hand mit dem Schloss im Hintergrund, während Sie mit Ihren Fingern "K" begrüßen, indem Sie das Zeichen K anzeigen. Laden Sie das Bild zusammen mit Ihrem Log hoch - das ist alles, was Sie tun müssen.

Ihr Gesicht oder Ihr Körper können ebenfalls hinzugefügt werden, dies ist jedoch NICHT erforderlich - Hand und Schloss reichen aus.
Logs ohne Bilder werden entfernt.

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