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Saint Stephen's

by Tafari Austria > Wien > Wien

Attention! This Geocache is "Archived"! There is no physical container at the specified (or to be determined) coordinates. In the interest of the place it should not be necessarily to search!

N 48° 12.507' E 016° 22.331' (WGS84)
Convert coordinates Size: micro Status: Archived Time required: 0:10 h Hidden on: 25 August 2006 Listed since: 25 August 2006 Last update: 13 June 2011 Listing: https://opencaching.de/OC23D9 Also listed at: geocaching.com	35 Found 1 Not found 8 Notes 1 Watcher 0 Ignorers 87 Page visits 6 Log pictures Geokrety history

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Description

German description only on demand!

History

The cathedral was first built as a parish church, in 1147, and rebuilt and enlarged over the centuries, with major new work concluding in 1511, although repair and restoration have continued from the beginning to the present day.

It was previously thought that the church had been built in an open field outside the city walls; but excavations for a long-awaited heating system during 2000 revealed graves that were carbon-dated to the fourth century, 8 feet (2.5 meters) below the surface. The 430 skeletons were then moved to the catacombs. Thousands of others must have been buried in the ancient cemetery of this neighbourhood, starting in Roman times; and this, instead of the Ruprechtskirche, may be the oldest church site in Vienna.

The first recorded church here was founded in 1137, by Duke Leopold IV in a contract with Reginmar, Bishop of Passau. The church was dedicated to St. Stephen, the patron of the bishop's cathedral in Passau. The first church building was built in the Romanesque style and consecrated ten years later. The present west wall and Roman towers date from 1237. After a great fire in the city in 1258, a larger replacement structure, also Romanesque and reusing the Roman towers, was consecrated, on 23 April 1263, an anniversary highlighted each year by a rare ringing of the Pummerin bell for three minutes in the evening.

In 1304, Emperor Albert I ordered construction of a Gothic three-naved choir, further east of the church and wide enough to meet the tips of the old transepts. Work continued under his son Duke Albert II; this latest work was consecrated in 1340, on the 77th anniversary of the previous consecration. The motif of the north nave furnishings was St. Mary; the middle nave was for St. Stephen and All the Saints; and the Apostles were honoured in the south nave. This part of the present cathedral, east of the present stubby transepts, is called the Albertine Choir.

In 1359, Albert II's son Duke Rudolf IV, who is called "the founder", laid, in the vicinity of the present south tower, the cornerstone for a Gothic extension of Albert's choir westward, to encapsulate the existing second church. That old church was then removed from inside the new one.

The Stephansdom was saved from intentional destruction at the hands of retreating German forces during World War II, when Captain Gerhard Klinkicht disregarded orders from the city commandant, Sepp Dietrich, to "fire a hundred shells and leave it in just debris and ashes".

One of the fires set by plunderers when Russian troops entered the city was carried by the wind to the cathedral, severely damaging it on 12 April 1945. Fortunately, protective brick shells had been built around the pulpit, Frederick III's tomb, and other treasures, so that damage to the most valuable artworks was minimized. Unfortunately, the beautifully carved choir stalls from 1487 were burned. Rebuilding began immediately, with a limited reopening on 12 December 1948 and a full reopening on 23 April 1952

The Romanesque and gothic cathedral is 107 meters (351 feet) long and 34 meters (111.5 feet) wide. The soot accumulated over centuries has been removed in recent years, changing its colour from black to white.

More Information about the Cathedral her interesting exterior and interior you can find in Wikipedia in english and german language from where the history of the cathedral is leaned out for this cachelisting.

The Cache…

….is well hidden close to the cathedral. Even it is not necessary to enter the church for finding the cache, I recommend to take a look for the wonderful and impressive interior of this gothic cathedral. Entry is possible from 07:30am to 09:00pm daily and it's free!! The attribute in the header means parking fee on weekdays only.

The GPS response is not the very best at this place, so when your GPSr means you arrived at the cache, go to the cathedral and investigate. The Cache is a Nanocache and therefore to small for a logbook. So logging the cache is possible with an upload of a photo of the cache and your GPSr only. Logs without a uploaded photo will be deleted without any comment. Please be careful when making the photo, that you are not showing the hideout on your picture.

The initial content was:

1 Cachenote
1 Log

and some fine trading items

And don't forget, that stealth mode is absolutely indispensable for retrieving and rehiding this cache, so please be careful to keep the cache alive!!! THX!! (Remember, that 3 million people are visiting this place every year, so you can imagine the amount of muggles there) It's up on you and your fantasy to find a way for retrieving and rehiding the cache and stay unobserved...........

Happy caching
Ras Tafari

Version 5.0

P.S.: In addition it is possible to log a waymark also.

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Log entries for Saint Stephen's 35x 1x 8x

30 June 2009 WolfKK wrote a note

Mein erster Cache in dieser schönen Stadt.
TFTC Wolf

17 March 2008 Humulus did not find the geoacache

Trotz mehrmaliger suche zu viert (bei Tag, bei Nacht, bei sonnenschein und auch im strömenden Regen) keinerlei Erfolg gehabt.
Gefunden hatten wir bereits beim ersten mal die typische Magnetenhalterung eines solchen Nanocaches.
Daher schreibe ich mal kein simplen DNF sondern "Der is einfach nicht mehr da"-Log.

Gruß die NotAusCachER aus Erlangen (D), (http://www.notauscacher.de/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">visit link</a>)

Pictures for this log entry:
das was wir noch finden konnten?!

19 February 2008 OldNat found the geocache

Nano endlich da - nano endlich gefunden! Log auf gc.com

17 November 2007 salzkammergut found the geocache

Zuerst wollte mich mein GPS an die falsche Stelle locken aber mit etwas Geosinn war der Cache dann bald gefunden. Am schwierigsten war es mit klammen Fingern den Logstreifen aus dem Container zu bergen und den Logeintrag zu schreiben.

Das Foto ist leider qualitativ miserabel - der Cache ist aber unterhalb des GPS erkennbar. Sonst bitte den Logstreifen prüfen. TFTC.

Pictures for this log entry:
Cache Cache

02 November 2007 npg found the geocache

Jaja.... da geht man nichtsahnend zum Stephansdom - dann sagt die begleitende Vorfinderin (123-maus): 'Das Cacheversteck ist weg' ... Nahcschau PDA: deaktiviert... Pech- hmm mal onlinestatus- oh 2 Tage vorher gefunden-mit Pic.
Also doch aufgebrochen zur Suche. 123-maus war erfolgreich [;)]--- aber npg darf loggen (jetzt is a a logstreifen drin... wußte ja nix vom foto [;)]
thx npg

Pictures for this log entry:
npgs hand mit dem nano ;)

the full picture- nano over stephan ..

mäuse am Stephansdom mäuse am Stephansdom

New coordinates: N 48° 12.507' E 016° 22.331', moved by 13 meters

26 July 2007 Tafari wrote a note

Der Cache ist wieder verfügbar.

happy caching

Tafari

03 June 2007 Tafari wrote a note

Da die Dose offensichtlich wiedr mal auf Reisen ist, wird der Cache vorerst disabled.

Der Cache wird morgen gecheckt und notfalls reloaded.

happy caching

Tafari

20 May 2007 aj-gps found the geocache

11:20 CEST
Hundreds of muggles, but after a while we (maikaeferl, grizz-gps & me) found the box.

20 May 2007 tweetykojote found the geocache

gefunden

hier nur nachgeloggt

tweetykojote

10 April 2007 n.wiesenhofer found the geocache

Dieser Cache sollte eigentlich der erste unserer Wientour sein. Beim ersten Anlauf am Vormittag war es aufgrund des Muggelaufkommens bzw. unserer mehr als schlechten GPS Verbindung fast unmöglich. Also wurde er auf Nachmittag verschoben. Mit Hilfe des Telefonjokers von Angeleye dann recht rasch gefunden. TFTC

08 April 2007 Die Asbacher Bande found the geocache

#174#

Heute schnell mit der ganzen Familie und den Biestigen Biestern gefunden. Heute hat sogar die "Pummerin" (hoffentlich richtig geschrieben) geläutet, imposant!!!

T4TC sagt Die Asbacher Bande

08 April 2007 Waldschratbrigade TLU found the geocache

Dieser Cache war ziehmlich schwer. Das Doserl ist gut versteckt und um uns waren ca. 1000 Muggles. :-)

04 April 2007 MadMax06 found the geocache

Zusammenführung zwischen Geocaching.com und Opencaching.de

Thx & LG

MM06

31 March 2007 jj(g) found the geocache

Due to the friends, a quick found!

TFTC

jjg

25 March 2007 Gustus found the geocache

Eines sollte man beim Dosensuchen schon machen: Die richtigen Koordinaten ins GPS eintippen (dieser Fehler passiert mir nicht oft). Ziemlich ratlos auf dem großen Platz herumgesucht. Bis E gesagt hat: Los, Koordinatenkontrolle! Naja, so gehts eben. Dann von E schnell gefunden (Augen hat sie wie ein Luchs). Danke für den Cache.

08 March 2007 Tafari wrote a note

The box is reloaded now. I made some little changes in the description about the two friends which help the cache to stay hidden.
happy caching
Ras Tafari

05 March 2007 Tafari wrote a note

The box is gone again and will be reloaded ASAP.

sorry and happy caching

Ras Tafari

20 January 2007 M & Ms found the geocache

Number 1 today on another visi to Vienna:

We came quite early in the morning. As the weather was rather bad, too the place was nearly empty. [:O] Only some "Mozarts" were selling cards for the concerts...

Quick and easy found.
No trade.
TFTC!

Martina & Michael

09 January 2007 schurli found the geocache

Ich schätze in der nächsten Zeit werden sich ca. 400 Wien-Touristen aus aller Welt fragen wer der Typ auf allen Fotos und Videos ist der planlos über den Stephansplatz läuft.

Never trust your GPS ;)

TFTC!

schurli

06 January 2007 tomduck found the geocache

heute mittag gehoben, trotz erheblichen muggelaufkommens. aber frechheit siegt ;) war ganz überrascht von der größe des caches, hätte etwas kleineres erwartet. notrade, tftc

02 January 2007 skye01 found the geocache

wenn es dunkel und kalt ist achtet niemand auf herumirrende irre. thanx! no trade!

31 December 2006 JollyJoker found the geocache

Anscheinend der beste Tag im Jahr zum cachen. Total vermuggelt, keiner kümmert sich um jemanden der ein Doserl sucht. Schneller Fund

Danke
JollyJoker

18 December 2006 sanctus70 found the geocache

No TB's...but great cache! "Investigate the wall"...it took me almost 1 hour....! But found it together with TeamCamino

18 December 2006 Gavriel found the geocache

This was the right cache to test my new secret tool for cache-retrieving [;)]
I did not see any TBs in the cache.

Many thanks to Ursula for restoring the contemplative atmosphere of this place [;)].

Out: Bell
In: Marble

Thx, Gavriel

Pictures for this log entry:
Secret tool

13 December 2006 outlive found the geocache

nicely hidden cache - you have to fumble a bit to retrieve it though

lot of muggles - even at night
trew out some sugar candy - people should stop putting food in caches - NOT A GOOD IDEA !
nice czech crayon box

TFTC - outlive & Karma Koma

13 December 2006 adrenalin found the geocache

Nachdem ich während des Geschäftsessens am Abend in der Nähe vom Ober mit Rotwein überschüttet wurde, brauchte ich diesen Fund zum Abreagieren. Zum Glück hatte Hulmgulm die Koordinaten dabei. Kurz vor Mitternacht sind die Muggelscharen nicht mehr so groß, und im Moment wird das Versteck auch ganz gut "abgeschirmt".

Vielen Dank!

27 November 2006 Chiroptera found the geocache

Habe zuerst den Cache nicht für den solchen gehalten, mich aber dann doch der Dose gewidmet.
Danke, Dunja

23 November 2006 sterau found the geocache

NT. TFTC, Sterau

08 November 2006 Robbie13 found the geocache

Genau bei den guten koordinaten, eine traube geführte reisemuggels. Habe kurz leckeren lebkuchen gekauft und dannach in ruhe, um 16:25, den cache gehoben.
DAS LOGBUCH IST NASS!!
No Trade
TFTC
LG Robbie13

08 November 2006 Robbie13 found the geocache

03 November 2006 Tafari wrote a note

Now a new box is hidden. The box don't need help to keep hidden any more because the new box matches the hideout much mor perfectly. So I changed the description a little bit. Because of the reason, that retrieving the cache is a little bit more tricky I finally changed the difficulty-Rating from 1 to 1.5 stars.

Now it's version 3.0

So I wish again
happy caching

Ras Tafari

Coordinates: N 48° 12.502' E 016° 22.339'

29 October 2006 Tafari wrote a note

I checked the box today. Now I'm sorry to detect that the cache is lost.

The box will be reloaded within the next few days.....

Although I wish

happy caching

Ras Tafari

22 October 2006 NikNik found the geocache

Schon vor Wochen einmal gesucht, da wars noch ein Mikro und alles vermuggelt, diesmal am Abend und bei der Riiiiesenbox zusammen mit VAFE24 schnell gefunden. No Trade. Danke! NikNik
In: TB Travel-Shoe
Out----

14 October 2006 Tafari wrote a note

The for a long time expected resizing of the box from a micro to a regular one is completed now. I changed the description a little bit for this reason and added a TB which want to start its journey to Scotland and/or Ireland from this wonderful place.

happy caching

Ras Tafari

13 October 2006 Family 22 found the geocache

Schnell und ohne GPS (Google Earth machts möglich)gefunden.
TFTC

12 October 2006 gebu found the geocache

Beim ersten Versuch war grad eine Muggleherde direkt am Versteck, beim zweiten Versuch ein paar Stunden später gabs dann keine Probleme den Cache zu heben.

04 October 2006 TeamAstelix found the geocache

22 September 2006 peter61 found the geocache

Gemeinsam mit Mathilde gefunden. Der Empfang war zwar nicht so toll, aber wir haben trotzdem nicht so lange gesucht.
Besten Dank,

Peter

06 September 2006 reini found the geocache

Obwohl ich wieder mal beschlossen hatte keine Stadt-Caches mehr zu machen, diesen am Heimweg doch angegangen. Musste zuerst einen Muggle der es sich vorm Cache gemütlich gemacht hat aussitzen bzw. -stehen (der beste GPS-Empfang am Platz war genau vor dem Didjeridoo-Spieler, also hab ich mich sehr interessiert gegeben), danach ging es blitzschnell. War ganz witzig, möchte aber nicht wissen was sich die Japaner wohl denken was der Typ da auf ihren Fotos macht ;-)
Danke für den Cache!
reini

29 August 2006 Stegi found the geocache

In der Mittagspause diesen Cache besucht. Gefunden war er schnell, auch war er schnell aus dem Versteck geholt und gelogged. Das Zurücklegen war deutlich schwieriger und zeitaufwändiger, da eine unglaubliche Herde Italiener mit Fahrrädern genau das Cacheversteck als Fahrradständer mißbraucht hat . Ein Herankommen war nicht mehr möglich. Zum Glück kamen dann zwei andere Touristen, die schon zuvor ihre Fahrräder dort abstellten und haben durch's "Freischaufeln" ihrer Räder das Versteck wieder zugänglich gemacht .

LG & TFTC
Stegi

28 August 2006 theplank found the geocache

28 August 2006 Mausbiber found the geocache

Sehr schönes Versteck. Mit SIRF-III kein Empfangsproblem! (okok ich gebs zu...mit Sirf UND Mrs. Mausbiber kein problem)
*pock* , ok Mrs. Mausbiber hat ihn alleine gefunden.
TFTC
LG die Mausbibers, Susanna & Heinz

27 August 2006 bagsj found the geocache

1st found of today's after holiday roundtrip in Vienna.

Due to the fact that the cache was no longer hidden in the original way we contacted the owner to get a little bit help. After finding the box we did some maintenance and rehid it in an easier way.

Thnx!

25 August 2006 M.W. found the geocache

Although living only 400 m away from the cache, it wasn't possible to log a first found. I don't know at which time of day Mr. Tea works ;-) ?
A nice and quick cache at a place with a gazillion of muggles - we hope the box will survive.

no trade
Thx, M /M.W