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A stroll in Reykjavik Mystery Cache

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PHZ: I think I should close this cache now. If I make a new one like this, it will be a bit different.

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Hidden : 8/8/2004
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


The given coor­di­nates are fake, and only mark a gene­ral po­si­tion in cent­ral Reyk­ja­vik - don't try to reach that po­si­tion un­less you like a cold swim with the ducks and swans!

Your task is to find out what year the par­li­a­ment "Alþingið" was built – note the year as "abcd". You also need to find out when ca­thed­ral known as "Dómkirkjan" was built – note the year as "abef".

Replace the letters in the following coordinates with the corresponding numbers, in order to get the position of the treasure box:

N64°08.e3c' W21°56.3c9'.

The walk from the center of Reykjavik to the hidden treasure will take 10 - 15 minutes on terrain of difficulty 1. The terrain at the location of the actual treasure box is of difficulty 3.

The treasure is hidden in a plastic box measuring 5 * 10 * 15 cm. The box is covered by some old pieces of wood. Original contents: Logbook, pen, a small plastic figure, 0,20 Euro, 1,00 SEK, 5 French Franc from 1949, a plastic spoon, a model of star ship Enterprise.

Please never put food, candy or anything similar in a cache! Such items will attract animals.


Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Church:] Qózxvexwna vf gur cevznel Cebgrfgnag Pngurqeny bs gur pvgl. Vg vf ybpngrq pybfr gb Nyþvatvð. [Years:] Obgu lrnef ner jevggra ba gur snpnqrf bs gur ohvyqvatf. [Cache:] Qrrc va gur zvqqyr bs obhyqref, ohfurf naq gerrf.

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)