Kálvária hill Traditional Cache
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behind the cross, in a small group of trees hide the little box
This cache find his place at Kálvária hill in Sóskút.
You can easily notice that here was a stone mine. On the next hill there is still have a limestone mine.
In the area of Sóskút you can find the signs of the oldest cultures too. The first findings are from the stone age. In the roman times there were a military road through the hill. Árpád sovereign collected his army in the area of Sóskút before he conquer the western part of Hungary. At these times the village was called "Ad Fontein Salsum". Miklós Csáki's will (1231) is the first document from the history of the village. In 1330 Károly Róbert was the owner of the village. At the turkish era Sóskút started to improve. From the stones mined here they built bathes and turkish churches in the area.
Some famous building what made from the limestone mined here:
Opera house in Budapest
Saint Istvan Church
Houses of Parliament
Chain Bridge
Castle of Buda
and much more.
Please look over carefully, before you goes up to the hill, because there's more that meets the eye. The difficulty of the terrain depends on the direction you approach the hill.
Carefullness is needed from any direction.
Have fun!
Yours:
Endike & Szilvi
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
oruvaq gur pebff, va n fznyy tebhc bs gerrf
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