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Här skall staden ligga/ This is where the city... Virtual Cache

Hidden : 3/1/2022
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   virtual (virtual)

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Geocache Description:


Staden Göteborg grundades av Gustav II Adolf  1621 för att förbättra Sveriges handelsförbindelser västerut. Gustav II Adolf anlitade holländare för att bygga staden eftersom de var experter på att bygga städer på lerig sankmark. Göteborg fick därför också en modern holländsk stadsplan. I den nya staden anlades flera kanaler efter holländsk model. Kanalerna omgavs av trähus, handelsbodar och kyrkor. Runt hela staden restes höga befästningsmurar och befolkningen växte...

Loggningskrav:

Ta ett kort på er själv (eller del av er själv, ej på er GPS, telefon eller dylikt) tillsammans med Gustav II Adolf i bakgrunden

Eng.

The city of Gothenburg was founded by Gustav II Adolf in 1621 to improve Sweden's trade relations to the west. Gustav II Adolf hired Dutchmen to build the city because they were experts in building cities on muddy swamps. Gothenburg therefore also received a modern Dutch city plan. In the new city, several canals were built according to the Dutch model. The canals were surrounded by wooden houses, trade stalls and churches. High fortification walls were erected around the city and the population grew ...

Logging requirements:

Take a photo of yourself (or part of yourself, not your GPS, phone or the like) with Gustav II Adolf in the background

 

Virtual Rewards 3.0 - 2022-2023

This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between March 1, 2022 and March 1, 2023. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 3.0 on the Geocaching Blog.

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