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Zaklad je bil postavljen kot darilo geolovki Damjani ob njenem 40. rojstnem dnevu.
Geocache was hidden as a gift for Damjana's 40th birthday.
Na zadnjem obronku Slovenskih goric, ki se razteza skoraj do Drave, stoji mogocna utrdba - Ptujski grad.
Arheološke najdbe so pokazale, da so se prvi prebivalci zatekli na Grajski gric ob zakljucku kamene oziroma na zacetku bakrene dobe (okrog 2100-1750 pred našim štetjem). Ostanki glinaste posode in kamnite sekire iz tega casa so na ogled v arheoloških zbirkah Pokrajinskega muzeja Ptuj.
Tudi Rimljani so postavili na Grajskem gricu manjšo utrdbo in baziliko.
Grad se nam danes kaže v podobi, kakršno so izoblikovala stoletja prezidav in dozidav. Najstarejši arhivski vir, ki pripoveduje o ptujskem gradu, je zapis iz 12. stoletja. Stari pisec pravi, da je dal Konrad I. grad pozidati na mestu starega, že davno porušenega gradu. Torej je na Grajskem gricu že pred 12. stoletjem stal zidan grad. Njegov ostanek je zahodni stolp na "turnirskem prostoru.
Seveda je grajske stavbe ves cas spremljalo obzidje, saj je bil ptujski grad do konca turške nevarnosti ena najpomembnejših utrdb v tem delu dežele. Ptuj je bil eno od obmejnih mest, za katerega se je štajerska deželna vlada odlocila, da jih temeljito utrdi za boj proti Turkom.
Naslednjih vecjih gradbenih del so se lotili Leslieji proti koncu 17. stoletja. Prezidali so romanski palacij in na novo postavili severovzhodno grajsko krilo. V obeh traktih so uredili najimenitnejše grajske sobane. V južnem so jih okrasili z bogato stropno štukaturo, v severnem pa se viteška dvorana in kapela dvigata skozi dve nadstropji. Prav tako so zgradili staro konjušnico leta 1664.
Zadnji iz rodbine Ptujskih, Friderik IX., je umrl leta 1438. Njegov nagrobnik iz rdecega salzburškega marmorja je vzidan v pritlicje gradu, kamor je bil prenesen iz opustošene dominikanske cerkve. Ptujcanom so sledili Stubenbergi.
Od leta 1480 do 1490 je bil Ptuj z gradom vred v madžarskih rokah, nato pa so morali Madžari zasedeno ozemlje predati nemškemu cesarju Maksimiljanu. Ta je mesto in grad obdržal do leta 1511, nato pa oboje prodal spet salzburškim nadškofom. V 16. stoletju so bila lastnika še Ferdinand I. in Ferdinand II., v 17. stoletju pa so si grad lastili družina Eggenberg, nato družina Thaunhausen, ti pa so ga že leta 1642 podarili zagrebškim jezuitom. Jezuiti so v financni stiski grad leta 1656 prodali Walterju Leslieju, baronu pl. Balquhane. Po izumrtju te družine leta 1802 ga je po posebni pogodbi o dedovanju dobila družina Dietrichstein. Moška veja te družine je izumrla že leta 1858 in grad je prešel pod sodno zaplembo zaradi dolocitve dedica.
Pred propadom ga je rešila grofica Terezija Herberstein, ki ga je kupila leta 1873. Dala je temeljito obnoviti vse stavbe in jih na novo opremila. Herbersteini so ostali v gradu do leta 1945. Takoj po drugi vojni je bil grad spremenjen v muzej.
OPOZORILO: Grajska dvorišca so odprta le od 9h do 17h!
Lokacija je Ptujski grad.
Odpelješ se do zgornjega parkirišca (pred zapornico) - 046°25.284, 015° 52.020.
Od tam se napotiš po asfaltni cesti proti gradu.
Takoj na zacetku te poti ob zapornici najdeš rdeco reklamno tablo:
TOCKA 1 (046° 25.337, 015° 52.103):
A = število besed na tabli
Po cesti prideš do prvega vhoda:
TOCKA 2(046° 25.260, 015° 52.107):
B = število luci na zidu ob vhodu
Vstopiš skozi vhod.
C = število kostanjev ob razglednem zidu
D = število razglednih daljnogledov
Pred drugim vhodom na samo grajsko dvorišce najdeš majhen zelišcni vrt.
E = zaporedna številka "thymus mix"
F = število drogov za zastave desno od vhoda
Nato se podaš skozi vhodna vrata. Pot te vodi proti gradu.
G = število stopnic na levi strani poti od vhoda do gradu
TOCKA 3 (N46°25.276, E015°52.093)
Pred gradom raste potomka mariborske najstarejše trte na svetu, žametna crnina Modra kavcina.
H = število trsov
Pred seboj zagledamo enega najlepših slovenskih gradov.
I = število arkad v pritlicnem delu gradu
J = število zidanih dimnikov na strehi gradu (vse strani strehe).
Zaklad je na koordinatah:
046° BA.F(H-B)(C+D)
015° (G+I+J+D).(A*4)(E+D)
On the last slope of Slovenske Gorice hills, which extends almost as far as the river Drava, rises a mighty fortified construction - the castle of Ptuj. Archaeological finds prove that the first settlers established themselves on the Castle Hill in the Late Stone Age or the Early Copper Age, around 2100-1750 BC. The remains of pottery and a stone axe belonging to this period are exhibited in archaeological collections in the Ptuj Regional Museum.
The Romans also used the hill to build a small fortress and a basilica on it.
The castle, as it is today, has been reconstructed and rebuilt several times during centuries. The oldest written record about the castle is from 1106 to 1147. The old chronicler wrote that Konrad I had the castle rebuilt on the site of the old demolished one. That means that even before the 12th century, there was a constructed castle. What remains of it is the west tower on the "tournament field.
Ptuj was also one of the bordering towns and the provincial government of Styria had decided to fortify the south border to resist Turkish invasions.
Other major construction works were commissioned by the Leslies and carried out at the end of the 17th century. The Romanesque palatial building was reconstructed, and the northeast wing was rebuilt. The most distinguished rooms were situated in both castle wings. Ceilings in the south wing were decorated with stucco. The actual Knights' Hall and the castle chapel, both situated in the north wing, are both two storeys high. In 1664, the former stables were built.
The last Lord of Ptuj, Friedrich IX, died in 1438. His tombstone made of red marble from Salzburg, is built in the ground floor of the castle, where it was brought from a devastated Dominican church.
From 1480 to 1490, Ptuj and the castle were in the hands of Magyars, then the Archbishops of Salzburg bought it and in 1555 the Archbishop ceded the property to Ferdinand I. The castle remained the property of the provincial prince until 1622. In 17th cent. the Eggenberg family owned it and later the Thaunhausen family, who donated it to the Jesuits from Zagreb. The latter found themselves in financial troubles and sold the Ptuj castle in 1656 to Walter Leslie, Baron of Balquhane. In 1802 the family Leslie died out, and with the contract by the trust, the castle was attributed to the Dietrichstein family. This family died out in 1858, and thus the castle was judicially confiscated until it would be possible to determine its heir.
Theresia Herberstein, the countess who bought the castle in 1873, literally saved it from ruin. She had all buildings thoroughly renovated and furnished anew. The Herbersteins remained in the castle until 1945. Immediately after World War II, the castle was turned into a museum.
You CANNOT GO to the courtyards in the evening; the doors are opened from 9:00 till 17:00.
The location is The Castle of Ptuj. You can park at 46°25.284, 015°52.020 near the lift gate. From the lift gate walk along the road to the castle.
STAGE 1:At the begining of this road you can see a RED BOARD (46°25.337, 015°52.103):
A = the number of words on the red board near the lift gate
Follow the road to the castle.
STAGE 2: by the first big wooden door count the lights (046° 25.260, 015° 52.107):
B = the lights on the wall at the entrance
Enter the lower castle courtyard.
C = the number of Horse chestnut trees
D = the number of lookout binoculars
Left of the entrance to the upper castle courtyard you can find the herb garden.
E = the number of »thymus mix«
F = the number of flag poles right from the entrance
Follow the stone path to the upper castle courtyard.
G = the number of stairs on the left side of the stone path
STAGE 3 (N46°25.276, E015°52.093):
At the castle wall find the descendant of the oldest vines in the world »Modra kavcina«:
H = the number of grapevines
In front of you is one of the most beautiful castles in Slovenia.
I = the number of arcades at the ground level
J = the number of built chimneys on the castle roof (all sides)
Now you can calculate the coordinates of the cache:
046° BA.F(H-B)(C+D)
015° (G+I+J+D).(A*4)(E+D)
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