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Christinero Traditional Geocache

Hidden : 10/29/2005
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1 out of 5
Terrain:
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Christinero er skabt sidst i 1700-tallet af kammerherreinde Christina Friderica von Holstein. Her har hun levet og nok haft sine bedste stunder, og her ligger hun begravet. Selv kaldte hun anlægget "Mine tanker", og først efter hendes død fik det navnet "Christinero". I anlægget findes der tre velbevarede bygninger: Kogehuset, Pavillonen og Kapellet med graven foran. I den modsatte ende, nærmest lågen, er der to damme med springvand.

Kammerherreinden Christina Friderica von Holstein (1741-1812), hvis far var amtmand i Tønder, blev gift med sin fætter, Christian Frederik von Holstein (1741-96). Han var kammerherre hos Christian d. 7., men faldt i unåde og forvistes fra København. Parret, som var barnløst, flyttede til Sønderjylland og købte i 1777 "Favervrågård" ved Christiansfeld, fordi kammerherreinden følte sig nært knyttet til Brødremenigheden. Hun var, i modsætning til sin ægtemand, meget from og godgørende. Hendes formue var betydelig, og hun hjalp af et kærligt hjerte enhver, som havde behov – Ikke alene, mens hun levede, men i høj grad også efter sin død, idet hun i sit testamente bestemte, hvorledes arven skulle anvendes til gavn for fattige, syge, gamle og børn af ubemidlede. Det første sygehus i Haderslev er således bygget for hendes penge. Christina Friderica von Holstein holdt så meget af Christinero, at hun søgte om kongens tilladelse til at få sit sidste hvilested der. Nu hviler hun i graven ved bedehuset.

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And in english

Christinero, ("Christina's peace"), is the name of a small, peaceful wood (approx. 2 hectares in size). It was planted by Christina Friderica von Holstein, a lady-in-waiting, and it was here that she was laid to rest in accordance with her wishes and after the granting of royal consent. On the pillar near her grave is written a On 6 January, 1741 she began her earthly life. On June 17, 1812 she began to live in eternity."
Together with her husband, Christian Friederick von Holstein, lord-in-waiting, she bought Favrvrå Manor in 1777. Close to the farm she laid a little garden where she could sit in the pavilion lost in her own thoughts.
Her deeply religious lifestyle, together with her charitable work, left their mark both while she was alive and after her death. She gave her entire fortune, which was of a considerable size, to Christian and humanitarian works. She left her farm and all its contents, the wood and a large sum of money to the Moravians, with the proviso that none of the inherited items could be sold. The Christina Friderica Foundation-an institution for the support of the poor within the parish of Tyrstrup together with Haderslev hospital, were also founded according to stipulations in her will.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Haqre fgbeg geæ irq teraohaxr Haqre ynetr gerr ol n urnc bs oenapurf

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)