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RB 8 Riisselja Traditional Cache

Hidden : 4/19/2021
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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EST: Antud seeria on  loodud meenutamaks  kunagist kitsarööpmelist  Riiselja -Ikla  raudteed. Tee avati liikluseks lõigul Riisselja-Orajõe 24.01.1923. Korraline reisiliiklus hakkas toimuma esialgu ainult kolm korda nädalas, puidurongid käisid iga päev.  Raudtee pikendati Orajõelt Iklani 1925.a., aga Läti poolt asuva Ainaži jaamaga jäi ühendus loomata . Ikla ning Lätis asuv Ainazi jaama ühendasid sakslased Teises maailmasõjas. Liin suleti 30.09.1975.a., olles seega viimane üldkasutatav kitsarööpmeline raudtee Eestis.
Riisselja raudteejaam asus Pärnumaal Saarde vallas Riisselja külas. Rajamisel jäi see Saarde kihelkonda Pati mõisa maadele. Riisseljas oli raudteejaam kitsarööpmelise Pärnu–Mõisaküla–Viljandi raudteel. Riisseljast hargnes ka Riisselja–Orajõe raudteeharu, mida 1930. aastal pikendati Iklasse.


ENG: This series is to commemorate the former narrow-gauge Riisselja-Ikla railway. The road was opened for traffic on the section Riisselja-Orajõgi on January 24, 1923. Regular passenger traffic initially took place only three times a week; trains carrying timber were running every day. The railway was extended from Orajõgi to Ikla in 1925, but no connection was established with Ainaži station on the Latvian side. Ikla and the Ainazi station in Latvia were connected by the Germans in World War II. The line was closed on September 30, 1975, thus being the last public narrow-gauge railway in Estonia.
Riisselja railway station was located in Riisselja village, Saarde municipality, Pärnu County. When it was built, it was located in Saarde parish and remained on Patis manor land. In Riisselja, the railway station was on the narrow-gauge Pärnu – Mõisaküla – Viljandi railway. The Riisselja – Orajõgi railway branch also branched out to Riisselja, which was extended to Ikla in 1930.
 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Xhhfrxr / Fcehpr

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)