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the German occupation (when only 75 ha of hop fields At present, Germany is the world leader in the trade in
survived in Moravia). At the beginning of 1950 there were hops, ahead of the USA, the Czech Republic and China.
only 60 ha of hop fields in Moravia; their reinstatement Despite this fact, historically even in Germany there is no
then began and in 1958 they spread over an area landscape or town where such massive construction of
of 289 ha, in 1976 564 ha, in 1980 675 ha and in 1990 a set of hop buildings has taken place as in the nominated
1,135 ha. After 1993, there was once more a decline and in Žatec and the Landscape of Saaz Hops property, or more
1997 the area of hop fields was only 876 ha. exactly, where a territorially concentrated set of buildings
of a similar character and cultural-historical value has
Tršice near Olomouc is the centre of hop growing and been preserved from a particular historical period.
storage in the Moravian part of the Czech Republic.
There are two hop warehouses built in the 20 century. HALLERTAU / HOLEDAVA HOP GROWING REGION (4.)
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The tradition of hop growing in Tršice is currently The Mainburg-Hallertau hop region in Bavaria is today
documented in particular by the permanent museum one of the largest hop growing regions in the world. The
exhibition in part of the local chateau. Individual hop main hop growing commercial centres in the Hallertau
related heritage assets are preserved in nearby villages,
3. Justification for Inscription preserved hop growing village. Also, no processing and hops. However, there are no complete sets of buildings
region are, for example, Mainburg, Wolnzach and Au in
der Hallertau. It is still possible to find in them individual
such as a independent village hop drying kiln in Odrlice.
historical buildings associated with the processing of
There is no larger concentration of hop fields nor a well-
similar to the industrial buildings of hop growing Žatec.
commercial centre was ever established here which could
be compared to Žatec.
In the town of Wolnzach, south of Regensburg in Upper
Bavaria, a large German Hop Museum has been open
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
since 2002. Deutsches Hopfenmuseum. It is a modern,
The German regions belong to a similar climatic territory
as the Czech Lands, and that since the Middle Ages. Of all
interactive museum built on a green-field site with
the German Länder, the Free State of Bavaria has the best
reputation for hop cultivation and the quality of its beer.
specific goods representing the history of the use of hops.
Preserved reports of beer and hops are even older than
In this respect, there is a certain parallel with the Temple
of Hops and Beer in Žatec, but from the point of view of
those in Bohemia and date from the 8 century. a number of illustrative exhibits and a wide range of
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the historical architectural heritage, it is a completely
176 Hop production and trading centres are now scattered, different kind of site. The hop growing visitor and
especially in smaller Bavarian villages and towns such educational centre in Žatec is built inside an authentic
as: Mainburg, Wolnzach, Au id Hallertau, Tettnang, Spalt, building, in direct connection with a professional
Hersbruck. Some areas have also given their names to historical hop museum, in an environment of historic hop
specific hop varieties. The hop growing regions are called buildings and an extensive preserved urbanist complex.
Hallertau (the predominant area), Hersbruck, Spalt, The exhibition of authentic Žatec buildings and the visitor
Tettnag, Elbe-Saale. centre now occupy a larger area and have great potential
for further development.

The Hallertau area currently has the largest
concentration of hop fields in Europe. In 2010, the
Protected Geographical Indication "Hopfen aus
der Hallertau" was registered. This designation is
a geographical category, not one of origin as in the case
of Saaz hops (Žatecký chmel).

SPALT HOP GROWING REGION (5.)
Spalt is a town that is also the centre of the hop growing
region to the south of Nuremberg. The traditional Spalter
variety of hops is genetically similar to the hops grown
in the Žatec region. Cultivation takes place in the form
of family businesses. Smaller hop fields are also spread
across the terraces of the often undulating landscape. This
picturesque small town with a number of half-timbered
buildings presents a different hop growing environment,
in contrast to the urban nature of Žatec. The historical
process of drying hops in multi-storey lofts is recalled by
the shape of the gables and the composition of the roofs
in most buildings in the town. Today, these historic lofts
Hop trellis with concrete poles, are used mainly for residential purposes.
Hallertau, Germany, 2016