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The Dragon's Lair EarthCache

Hidden : 11/3/2013
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Špilja Šipun

Sipun Cave

Cavtatska špilja Šipun, na sjeveroistočnom dijelu poluotoka Rata u Cavtatu, zaštićena je kao geomorfološki spomenik prirode od 1963. godine, a popularno je nazivaju i konavoskom Postojnom Cavtatska Sipun cave is located on the northeastern part of the Rat peninsula in Cavtat, is protected as a geomorphological nature monument since 1963, and is also called Konavle Postojna.
Špilja Šipun sastoji se od ?m djelomično potopljenog i pod vodom špiljskog kanala te tvori anhihalino jezero koje predstavlja važno stanište špiljske faune.
Prema Nacionalnoj klasifikaciji staništa anhihaline kraške špilje su špilje i jame s podzemnim jezerima u kojima salinitet oscilira od gotovo slatke vode na površini do potpuno morske na dnu.
Zbog iznimne važnosti anhihalinog jezera ulaže se u dodatna istraživanja špilje.
Sipun Cave is ?m long and has several cave channels partially flooded. Also it has an underground anchialine lake which plays an important role as habitat of cave fauna.
According to the National Habitat Classification anchialine limestone caves are caves and pits with underground lakes where salinity ranges from almost fresh water on the surface to pure sea water on the bottom.
Because of their high importance anchialine lakes are research topic for several studies.
Biospeleološkim istraživanjima odredeno je preko 80 organizama, od čega njih ~40 predstavlja prave špiljske vrste, troglobionte i stigobionte s velikim brojem endema.
Šipun je tipsko nalazište za 18 svojti, što je ujedno i najveci zabilježeni broj tipskih lokaliteta u Hrvatskoj.
Biospeleology research determined over 80 organisms, of which ~ 40 represent genuine cave species, troglobionts and stigobionts with a large number of endemic species.
Sipun is type locality for 18 species, which is also the highest recorded number of type localities in Croatia.

Povijest

History

Špilja se posjecuje od pradavnih vremena a turistički je uredena još u 19 st. doc je 1978. dobila i električnu rasvjetu. Prvo biospeleološko istraživanje špilje Šipun proveo je entomolog.
Hermann Neumann iz Austrije početkom 20.st. te se nakon toga Špilja počinje sustavno istraživati od strane mnogobrojih kako svjetskih tako i hrvatskih znanstvenika. Prvi put špilja je spomenuta u djelu "Historia Naturalis" Plinija Starijeg a 1958. počelo je i prvo hrvatsko istraživanje pod vodstvom speleologa i geologa Mirka Haleza.
The cave has been known and visited far longer, but tourism didn't start until the 19th century. In 1978 it got electric lighting.
First biospeleological explorer was entomologist
Hermann Neumann from Austria at the beginning of the 20th century. After that systematical exploring also by croatian scientists. 1958 the cave was first mentioned in the book "Historia Naturalis" - research led by geologist Mirko Haleza.

Legenda o Šipunu

Legend of Sipun

O spilji Šipun postoje mnoge legende medu kojima je najpoznatija ona o Sv. Ilaru i zmaju Boazu.

U trecem svesku Zbornika župe dubrovačke fra Ilar Lukšic iz samostana Male brace u Dubrovniku opisao je život povijesne osobe Sv. Ilara ili Sv. Ilariona, o kokoj je prvi pisao Sv. Jeronim. Prema legendi, Sv. Ilar je živio u ondašnjem Epidauru od 363 do 366 i spasio tamošnje stanovništvo od strašnog zmaja Boaza.

Zmaj je živio u špilji Šipun i napadao stoku i ljude. Na molbu stanovnika Epidaura sv. Ilar je zmaju naredio da isade iz špilje, odvukao ga u selo Mlini i tu ga na lomači spalio. Zanimljivost je u tome što je fra Ilar Lukšic poželio saznati gdje je živio stanovao njegov imenjak sv. Ilar dok je boravio u Epidauru. Tijekom 1999 tražio je u okolici Cavtata špilje u kojima je sv. Ilar mogao živjeti. Obišao je špilju Šipun, špilju kod zaselka Krstac i Tominu jamu u zaselku Močici.
There are many legends about Sipun, among which the most famous one is the one of St. Ilar and the dragon Boaz.

In the third volume of the proceedings of the parish, brother Ilar Luksic from the franciscan monastery in Dubrovnik decribed the life of the historic figure Ilar. According to the legend St. Ilar lived in Cavtat 363-366 and saved the local population from the terrible fire breathing Dragon Boaz.

The dragon lived in the cave Sipun and attacked livestock and people. At the request of residents of Cavtat, St. Ilar dragged the dragon from the cave and to the village of Mlini where he was burned at stake. The interesting thing is that brother Ilar Luksic wanted to know where his namesake St. Ilar lived while he was in Epidaurus. In 1999 he sought in the area of Cavtat cave where St. Ilar could live.

Prijavljivanje zadatake

Logging tasks

  • Nađi ulaz u špilju. Što vaši GPS pokazuju kako je visine? Mjerenje ili procjenjivanje (Obala je blizu).
  • Saznajte koliko je duboka jama je i koliko dugo sustav kanala.
  • Idi na info ploči. Vi ste gotovo na mjestu gdje je pećina ispod vas ima da je najdublja točka. Pod pretpostavkom da ste sada znamo, koliko je duboka jama je i koja visina ulaz, koliko duboko ispod razine mora bi to mjesto bilo? (Sada zamislite što bi moglo izgledati pravo kroz put ^ ^)
  • Vi ste čitali o anchialine jezera (i špiljama) sada. Molimo objasniti u svojim riječima, ono što su oni.
  • Molimo objasniti u svojim riječima zašto Sipun Cave je posebna i važna? (npr. zašto ove endemske vrste tamo žive?) Molimo izabrati tri činjenice koje se čini važno za vas ili da ste impresionirani.
  • Slika tebe i / ili / s GPS uređajem nije obvezan, ali pozivam vas da se svejedno.

Molim vas pošaljite mi odgovore i ići naprijed prijaviti. Pretpostavljam da je sve u redu, a ionako ću ti reći, ako ne.
Nadam se da ste imali zabavu kao dobro!

Hrvatski odgovori mogu samo uređivati pomoću Google Prevoditelj. Odgovori mogu samo njemački ili engleski.
  • Find the entrance to the cave. What does your GPS indicate as height? Measure or estimate (the shore is near).
  • Find out how deep the cave is and how long the channel system is.
  • Go to the info board. You are nearly at the point where the cave under you has it's deepest spot. Assuming you now know, how deep the cave is and which height the entrance is, how deep below sea level would that spot be? (Now imagine you could look right through the path ^^)
  • You have read about anchialine lakes (and caves) now. Please explain in your own words, what they are.
  • Please explain in your own words why Sipun Cave is special and important? (eg. why do these endemic species live there?) Please pick three facts that seem important to you or that impressed you.
  • A picture of you and/or/with GPS device is not mandatory, but I invite you to take one anyway.

Please send me the answers and go ahead log. I assume that everything's fine anyway and I will tell you, if not.
Hope you had fun as well!

If you send answers in croatian I can only read them via Google translate, but go ahead :) I will answer german or english though.
Logging opgave Logbedingungen
  • Vind de ingang van de grot. Wat geeft je GPS als hoogte aan? Meet of schat (de kust is dichtbij).
  • Ontdek hoe diep de grot is en hoe lang het kanaalsysteem is.
  • Ga naar het info bord. Je bent bijna op het punt waar de grot onder jou de diepste plek heeft. Als u ervan uitgaat dat u weet hoe diep de grot is en hoe groot de ingang is, hoe diep onder de zeespiegel zou die plek zijn? (Stel je nu voor dat je direct door het pad kan kijken ^^)
  • U hebt nu gelezen over Anchialine Lakes (en grotten). Verduidelik alstublieft in uw eigen woorden wat ze zijn.
  • Verstelt u in uw eigen woorden waarom Sipun Cave speciaal en belangrijk is? (Bijv. Waarom leven deze endemische soorten daar?) Kies alstublieft drie feiten die voor u belangrijk lijken of dat u onder de indruk heeft.
  • Een foto van u en / of / met GPS-apparaat is niet verplicht, maar ik nodig u uit om in ieder geval een te nemen.
Stuur mij de antwoorden en ga door met u log. Ik veronderstel dat alles toch goed is en dat zal ik u vertellen, zo niet.
Ik hoop dat je ook plezier had!

Ik kan het Nederlands begrijpen, maar slecht schrijven, dus ik ben dankbaar over correcties van de vragen en ik zal antwoorden in het Duits of Engels.
  • Finde den Eingang zur Höhle. Was zeigt Dein GPS für eine Höhe an? Messe, oder schätze (der Strand ist nah) 
  • Finde heraus, wie tief die Höhle und wie lang das Kanalsystem ist.
  • Geh zum Infoschild. Du bist nun fast genau da, wo die Höhle unter Dir am tiefsten ist. Da Du jetzt weisst, wie tief die Höhle ist und wie hoch der Eingang liegt, kannst Du ausrechnen wie tief unter dem Meeresspiegel der tiefste Punkt der Höhle liegt! (Nun stell Dir mal vor, Du könntest durch den Weg zu Deinen Füßen schauen ^^)
  • Du hast jetzt über Anchialinen gelesen. Bitte beschreibe in Deinen eigenen Worten, was das ist. 
  • Bitte erkläre in Deinen eigenen Worten warum Sipun Cave etwas Besonderes und Wichtiges ist? (z.B. Warum leben diese Arten da?) Suche Dir drei Punkte aus, die Du wichtig findest, oder die Dich beeindruckt haben. 
  • Ein Bild von Dir und/oder/mit GPS ist keine Pflicht, aber ich lade Dich trotzdem ein, eines zu machen und dem Log beizufügen.
Bitte schicke mir Deine Antworten und logge. Ich gehe davon aus, dass alles prima ist und melde mich, wenn nicht.
Ich hoffe Du hattest auch Spaß!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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