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Opevnenie/Fortification Traditional Cache

Hidden : 4/8/2021
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Opevnenie/Fortification

 

*SK*

Trnavské opevnenie bolo pre mňa, domáceho chalana, vždy úžasné. Ako dieťa pri prechádzaní cez Bernolákovu bránu alebo cez Bernolákov sad (pre domácich promenáda, proma) som sa cítil ako rytier. D=3 je kvôli fakt obrovskému pohybu muglov preto je nutnosť odloviť kešku extrémne opatrne a všetko vrátiť do pôvodného stavu vrátane maskovania. Odporúčam loviť v noci. ☺

Teraz chcem túto skúsenosť dopriať aj vám. Veď predsa máte prečo sa tu cítiť špeciálne. 

Výstavba hradieb bola zahájená už v prvej polovici 13. storočia. Jednoduchšie bolo pracovať s tehlou, keďže najbližší zdroj kameňa bol dostupný až v Malých Karpatoch. Spotrebovaných bolo až 4,3 milióna tehál a v tom období išlo o najvýznamnejší stavebný projekt v celom Uhorsku. Z pohľadu dochovanej podoby opevnenia je na Slovensku len málo miest, ktoré by sa i dnes mohli pýšiť dlhými úsekmi zachovaného hradného múru.

Najskôr boli postavené štvorhranné obranné veže, neskôr sa vyhĺbila vodná priekopa a vykopaná zem sa použila na výstavbu valu medzi vežami do času, kým neboli hotové múry hradieb. Do mesta sa vstupovalo štyrmi bránami a o obranu hradieb sa starali najatí strážnici na čele s kapitánom. Hradobný systém plnil svoju obrannú funkciu do 18. storočia.

Aj napriek mocnému fortifikačnému systému bola Trnava niekoľkokrát dobytá. V rokoch 1271 a 1273 sa to podarilo českému kráľovi Přemyslovi Otakarovi II. Neskôr nasledovalo nešťastné obsadenie Trnavy českými husitami a veľkému náporu museli mestské hradby čeliť v roku 1506, kedy ich obsadilo vojsko Maximiliána Habsburského. Hradby síce vydržali ale boli mimoriadne zdevastované.

Veľmi pekne ďakujem za návštevu, fotky, prípadne srdiečka alebo pekné príbehy v logoch!

Prosím vždy o fair trade v keške.

*EN*

Fortification of Trnava was for me, city homeboy, always amazing. As a child passing through Bernolákova brána or Bernolákov sad (Locals calls it promenáda or proma) always gave me knight vibes. D=3 is because of very frequent motion of muggles. I strongly recommend to log cache anonymously and return everything back as you find it. Night hunt is recommended.

I think that this is the time that you experience the same feeling. 

The construction of the fortification commenced in the first half of the 13th century. It was much easier to use bricks, because the nearest stone mine was located in Little Carpathians.  About 4.3 million bricks were used during the construction, which meant that it was the most important construction project in Hungary.   There are only a few places in Slovakia that can boast such long parts of preserved fortification. Trnava is proudly one of them.

At first the square defensive towers were built. Later a moat was dug and the soil was used to build a temporary wall between towers until a proper wall was finished. The town was accessible through four gates and walls were guarded by hired guardians led by a captain. The town fortification served its purpose until the 18th century.

Despite its powerful fortifications, Trnava was conquered several times.  Přemysl Otakar II., king of Bohemia, managed to conquer the town in 1271 and 1273. It was followed by the infamous capture by the Hussites, and in later years Maximilian von Habsburg managed with his large army to seize the city. The walls managed to withstand the vicious attack, but were severely damaged.

Many thanks for your visit, photos or even hearts and great stories in your logs!

Please trade fair in cache.


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