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The Municipality of Zálužice
A substantial part of component part 01 (Stekník village) is located within the administrative remit of the municipality.
The Zálužice Municipality has its own office, which also combines tasks for local government of the village and the
governance of state administration in the designated areas. The Mayor of the village Zálužice is a member of the
Steering Group.

Hop growers
The town of Žatec is traditionally the seat of several organisations connected with the cultivation, sale and research
of hops. Hop growers in the Saaz hop growing region are associated in the Hop Growers Union of the Czech Republic
based in Žatec. The Union provides support to growers and maintains the hop growing tradition by publishing the
magazine Český chmel (Czech Hops). The secretary of the Union is a member of the Steering Group.

The Hop Research Institute Co., Ltd., is a scientific research institution dealing with the breeding and protection
of hops. It operates a Research farm in Stekník and applies the research results to a substantial part of the hop fields
in component part 01. The company’s managing director is a member of the Steering Group.

CHMELAŘSTVÍ, cooperative Žatec is an organisation currently associating 99 Czech and Moravian hop growers
farming on 4,534 hectares of hop fields, which is approximately 96% of the area of hop fields in the Czech Republic. The
cooperative is primarily engaged in the purchase, storage, processing and trade of hops. The chairman of the board
of directors of the cooperative is a member of the Steering Group. The cooperative also contributes to the preservation
of hop traditions and it is a founder of the Hop Museum, the largest exhibition of its kind in the world. The director
of the museum is a member of the Steering Group.

All the above also signed the Memorandum of Cooperation in the preparation of the nomination process.
Stekník Chateau Administration
In component part 01 in the village of Stekník, there is a public-accessible cultural asset, the town of Chateau, which
is owned by the state and is administered by the National Heritage Institute, its Regional Historic Sites Management
seated in Prague. The manager of the chateau administration is a member of the Steering Group.

Other local communities
The property also has other entities, associations and organisations promoting not only hop-related heritage but heritage 55
in general. They consist of locals, entrepreneurs and owners of historical and hop-related buildings. Cooperation and
mutual information have already been set up. In the coming years, a close connection is expected within the promotion
and presentation of the property. Examples of collaborating entities: Chmelobrana (the Hop Defence Žatec), the Temple
of Hops and Beer, the Museum of Brewing in Žatec, Meder’s House Association and Friends of the Žatec Synagogue
Association, ŽOK Association or Association A dál. Representatives of these entities are members of the Steering Group
or working groups.

B.4.3.2 MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF THE NOMINATED PROPERTY

STEERING GROUP
For the preparation of the nomination project, a Steering group was established, which not only participated in the
preparation of the nomination documentation but also commented on the Management Plan of the property. This
group followed the original Steering Group established for the previous nomination project: Žatec-the town of Hops.
During this process, the group was expanded to include representatives from hop growers.
In 2021, a new Steering Group will be officially established, the composition of which will be based on the newly
established organisational system within the Municipal Office in Žatec, which takes into account the future system
of property management.
From 1 January 2021, a new position will be established at the Town Development Department called the World Heritage
Coordinator, who, together with the Town Architect and Site Manager, will be responsible for the future management
of the property.
WORKING GROUPS
After defining the main objectives of the Management Plan, three working groups were set up to prepare specific
detailed objectives and measures. These working groups are set up in the areas of:
- Education,
- Promotion and presentation,
- Various topics related to hop growing buildings and the preservation of cultural heritage.