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Dronninggater møtes Mystery Cache

Hidden : 10/5/2024
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Oppgitte koordinater er i Josefines gate. Gaten ble oppkalt etter Dronning Josefine i 1864. Hun ble født i 1807 i Milano i Napoleons italienske kongedømme, nå en del av Italia og døde i Stockholm i 1876.

I 1823 ble hun gift med den svenske prins Oscar, senere norsk-svensk konge under navnet Oscar I. Hennes regjeringstid som dronning var fra 1844 til 1859.

Dronning Josefine besøkte Norge 10 ganger. I 1874, til 50-årsjubileet for hennes første norgesreise, ble det samlet inn en folkegave som etter hennes ønske ble "Enkedronning Josephines legat for kvindelig uddannelse". Utallige veldedige institusjoner og foreninger ble stiftet og/eller ledet av henne. Mye av hennes tid gikk med til sosial virksomhet, og store deler av hennes inntekter ble gitt til slike formål – og som almisser til nødlidende som bad henne om hjelp. Faktisk solgte hun en rekke verdifulle smykker for å kunne gi hjelpen større omfang. Ingen annen fyrstinne i samtidens Europa gjorde så mye for de fattige, het det i en bok om henne. Hennes til dels tragiske livsløp kan det leses mere om her "https://snl.no/Josefine_-_norsk_og_svensk_dronning".

Daguerreotypi av Josephine (tidligste fotograferingsmetode) fra ca 1850.

 

To andre norsk-svenske dronningers gater krysses et annet sted i byen. Den ene ble kronet i Nidarosdomen, men satte lite spor etter seg i Norge. Hennes eneste overlevende barn var oppkalt etter sin mor og ble med tiden dansk dronning.

Den andre dronningen ble regnet som en norgesvenn. Blant annet ferierte hun i en årrekke i Kongsvingertraktene.

 

Legg inn i gatekryssets koordinater i certitude og cachens plassering vil åpenbares:


 

English translation

The given coordinates are in Josefines gate. The street was named after Queen Josephine in 1864. She was born in 1807 in Milan in Napoleon's Kingdom of Italy, now part of Italy. She died in Stockholm, Sweden in 1876.

In 1823, she married Swedish Prince Oscar, who later became the King of Norway and Sweden under the name Oscar I. Her reign as queen lasted from 1844 to 1859.

Queen Josephine visited Norway 10 times. In 1874, for the 50th anniversary of her first trip to Norway, a public gift was collected, which at her request became Queen Dowager Josephine's Endowment for Women's Education. Countless charitable institutions and associations were founded and/or led by her. Much of her time was spent on social activities, and large portions of her income were given to such causes — as well as alms to those in need who asked for her help. In fact, she sold several valuable pieces of jewelry to be able to offer more help. According to a book about her, no other princess in contemporary Europe did as much for the poor. You can read more about her partly tragic life here: "https://snl.no/Josefine_-_norsk_og_svensk_dronning".

Two other Norwegian-Swedish Queens’ streets intersect elsewhere in the city. One was crowned in Nidarosdomen, Trondheim, but left little trace in Norway. Her only surviving child was named after her mother and eventually became Queen of Denmark.

The other queen was considered a friend of Norway. Among other things, she vacationed for many years in the Kongsvinger area.

Enter the coordinates of the street intersection into certitude and the location of the cache will be revealed_


 

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