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Kultorvet (Bonus) Mystery Cache

Hidden : 8/5/2025
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Dette er en Bonus cache til Adventure Lab , AL af samme navn.

Du kan læse mere om Adventure Lab caches, og downloade den særlige app her.

I cachen: Logbog

Cachen kan tages både fra gaden og parken.  

Kultorvet var stedet jeg ofte besøgte, når jeg som barn og ung kom fra provinsen til København. Der var så mange spændende butikker med tøj og spisesteder. Jeg elsker stadig Kultorvet, som ligger nær Nørreport station og nu har fået den store træring, som man kan hygge sig ved, og så er der også et offentligt toilet og stadig spændende butikker i nærheden.

Kultorvet.

Kultorvet skiller gågaderne, Købmagergade og Frederiksborggade. Det oprindelige navn var Ny Nørre Torv. Det nye navn, Kultorvet kom til, efter at kulsvierne fra Frederiksborg Amt solgte deres brændsel fra pladsen.

Torvet blev anlagt i 1728 efter Københavns brand og blev i 2012 renoveret sammen med Købmagergade.

1. Puster Vig.

Puster Vig var oprindelig navnet på den del af Volden, der gik fra Rosengården til Store Torv.

Navnet kommer fra en bugt i Pommern i Tyskland eller fra ordet "kulpuster" et slangord for smed.

2. Hvide Lam.

Kultorvet 5 overlevede som en af de få bygninger efter det engelske bombardement i 1807. Den er en af de 5 ældste værtshuse i København.

Omkring 1800 tallet var Hvide Lam en varmestue for kulhandlere, hvor de kunne spise deres madpakker. 

De seneste 25 år er her spillet live jazz hver aften.

3. Flying Tiger.

Man lægger mest mærke til butikkerne for neden, fordi de er pyntet med reklamer og store udstillingsvinduer. Men kig også opad og bemærk det meget flotte hus.

4. Hyldemor.

Skulpturen er lavet i bronze og skabt af Hanne Warming (født 1939) i 1989.

Den blev opstillet i 1990 og betalt af Carlsbergfondet.

På en lille bænk sidder et gammelt lidt indsunkent ægtepar og taler om det lange liv, de har levet sammen.

5. Restaurant 1899. 

Navnet kommer af, at det var året for Septemberforliget, det der populært kaldes "Arbejdsmarkedets grundlov".

Stedet er berømt for deres smørrebrød af højeste kvalitet baseret på friske råvarer og serveret med kolde øl og snaps, typisk dansk frokost.

English:

This is a Bonus cache for Adventure Lab, AL of the same name.

You can read more about Adventure Lab caches, and download the special app  here .

In the cache: Logbook 

Can be taken from the street and from the park.

Kultorvet was the place I often visited when I came from the provinces to Copenhagen as a child and young man. There were so many interesting shops with clothes and places to eat. I still love Kultorvet, which is located near Nørreport station and now has a large wooden ring that you can enjoy, and there is also a public toilet and still interesting shops nearby.

Kultorvet.

Kultorvet separates the pedestrian streets, Købmagergade and Frederiksborggade. The original name was Ny Nørre Torv. The new name, Kultorvet, came about after the coal miners from Frederiksborg County sold their fuel from the square.

The square was built in 1728 after the fire of Copenhagen and was renovated in 2012 along with Købmagergade.

1. Puster Vig.

Puster Vig was originally the name of the part of the rampart that ran from Rosengården to Store Torv.

The name comes from a bay in Pomerania in Germany or from the word "kulpuster" a slang word for blacksmith.

2. White Lamb.

Kultorvet 5 survived as one of the few buildings after the English bombardment in 1807. It is one of the 5 oldest taverns in Copenhagen.

Around the 1800s, Hvide Lam was a warming room for coal merchants, where they could eat their packed lunches. 

For the past 25 years, live jazz has been played here every night.

3. Flying Tiger.

You'll notice the shops below the main building because they're decorated with advertisements and large display windows. But look up and notice the very beautiful building.

4. Mother of the Elder bush.

The sculpture is made of bronze and created by Hanne Warming (born 1939) in 1989.

It was erected in 1990 and paid for by the Carlsberg Foundation.

On a small bench sits an old, slightly sunken couple, talking about the long life they have lived together.

5. Restaurant 1899. Sankt Gertruds Stræde. 

The name comes from the fact that it was the year of the September Agreement, what is popularly called the "Constitution of the Labor Market".

The place is famous for their highest quality open sandwiches based on fresh ingredients and served with cold beers and schnapps, a typical Danish lunch.

 

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)