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This Cache is located at lake Faakersee near Villach. The stages will lead you to some places around the lake. You can come close to each stage by car or bike, and will take you about 1-2 hours (not including any breaks for bathing, coffee, etc.).
Although this is more a summer Cache, it's also possible to reach the stages in winter. You can also reach the Cache location if you're not afraid to walk through possibly deep snow because the last path is hardly used in winter.
Stage 1:
The first stage is at the header coordinates (N1, E1).
Enjoy the view at the lake. Then take a look at the commemorative wayside shrine ("Marterl" in german). In one of the images you see Holy Florian extinguishing fire. Which is the color if his cape? The respective number is W.
(1) blue
(2) he doesn't wear a cape
(3) red
Stage 2:
The next stage is N2 = N1 - 154*W*W - 1, E2 = E1 - 64*W*5 - 1.
(hint: treat the whole coordinate as a number, e.g., N1=4635309)
This place will be very busy in summer every Thursday, when you can enjoy local food and drinks. Look for a green sign that tells you which "Village" is nearby. Count the number of "D"s in this name, which will be X.
Stage 3:
The next stage is N3 = N2 + X*X*X*X*X*X*X*X, E3 = E2 + 33*X*X.
From this place, you can take the shuttle boat to the island in summer. On the island, there's a hotel and a restaurant, the ride is allegedly free (I haven't tried it). On the front of the boat house you can see an animal - how many bubbles do you count? Subtract 3, and you get Y.
Stage 4:
The next stage is N4 = N3 + W*(X+Y), E4 = E3 - W*Y*(W+X)*13 - 1.
Go to the church, when you're here on weekends or public holidays you can enter the church. At night, the church is illuminated - find out from a sign in which year the lighting was sponsored, take the cross sum (i.e., simply add the digits of this number), the result will be Z.
Stage 5 = Cache location:
Calculate a few more variables: A=W+X, B=2X-Y, C=Z-X*(W+Y), D=W-X.
You will find the cache at N5 = 46° WA.BYC, E5 = 13° AY.DBX.
In case of troubles you could use the spoiler+pic.
Happy Geocaching!
GruenesMonster72
Initially placed into Cache: logbook, pen, Technikum necklet, candle, Minnie Mouse, carabiner with LCD clock, plastic tree with face, 10 Austrian Schillings, 5 Mexican $, 20 Malaysian Sen, TB Nabbers First Bug
Cache history: This cache was already available at Sternberg but was moved from there in order to not disturb its neighbors (Nov19 2005). Updated Cache coordinates and formula (Apr15 2006). Updated description (Aug5 2007). Update of Stage 3 (Aug7 2008).
Thanks to Frettchen for assistance.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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