Měšťanský pivovar Brewery building

Welcome to Polna. Right now, you are standing in front of the vast area of the former town brewery, which is located at the interface of Komensky and victorin. Slow down your step, look around you and let the atmosphere of the place where history has been formed for centuries. Before you, there is a landmark that has passed through fated fates, from great fires to a new rescue.

Let's go back in time to fifteen hundred forty-two, or fourteen hundred forty-two, when it all began. At that time, the Polen Lord Hynce Ptáček z Pirkštejna granted the city of Polná a rare right of war. This laid firm foundations for the tradition of brewing beer, which had deep roots here. The so-called Upper Brewery used to stand in these places. But fate was not in his favour and burned. But the city lawyers didn't give up. On the burning ground of this burnt-out brewery, they built a new, more modern industrial complex in the years one thousand eight hundred sixty-three to one thousand eight hundred sixty-five.

Now look straight ahead at the buildings that make up this complex built in the spirit of history. Pay attention to the overall layout of the facade and the proportions of the building, which reflects the construction of the nineteenth century. Over the centuries, the site developed and responded to the times. A significant milestone was the year of the thousand and nine hundred and five, when the whole brewery complex was renovated and modernized. The building development also included the construction of deep lager cellars and the establishment of a malting plant, which served to ensure the quality of production of golden fluid.

Strong stories and interesting personalities are linked to this place. The first one is already mentioned Hynce Ptáček z Pirkštejna, a nobleman who gave the whole city a warning privilege. Later centuries brought to the brewery the excitement associated with hardworking townspeople and brews. Although the industrial production of beer in these places during the twentieth century, namely in the year one thousand nine hundred forty-eight, was nationalized and finally finished, the story of the brewery did not end there.

Now pay attention to one extremely interesting chapter that links the Polish brewery to the Czech literary classic. Between a thousand and nine hundred seventeen and a thousand and nine hundred nineteen lived in these places with his parents little Bohumil Hrabal. Yes, you read correctly, the famous writer spent part of his childhood right here in the environment of the Polen brewery. This atmosphere was later strongly described in its creation, full of distinctive characters, the smell of malt, yeasts and brewing.

A long decade after production and a thousand nine hundred forty eight years after the site was nationalized, the brewery began to disintegrate. But the break came in two hundred and one. In this year he acquired the entire premises of the new owner, was officially declared a cultural monument and began his extensive and demanding reconstruction, which saved him from extinction.

Take another look at the massive walls and the thoughtful structure of the buildings that are now alive again. Thank you for listening to our story about the town brewery in Polná. I hope you enjoyed your walk through history, I wish you a beautiful rest of the day and a happy journey on your next discovery of the beauty of this city. Goodbye.