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The hop oven in Dubé is a cultural monument located in the heart of the city Dubá, the district of Česká Lípa, Liberec region. This historical object represents unique evidence of the development of hop industry in an area that was once one of the main centres of this sector in the Czech Republic. The Drying Room is located in the Protected Landscape Area of Kokorín - Máchov Region and is protected as a historical object.

The history of the drying plant dates back to the 19th century, when Dubland was known for its fluff. At that time, hops were grown in extensive fields and in 1877, the first written mention of the drying room was when J. Grundfest merchants from Upper Vidimi and A. Sommer from Prague bought it. Dendrochronological analyses of the older wooden parts of the building indicate its origin around 1868, which is also confirmed by maps from that time. The original builders and owners of the oven were probably married to the Langhans.

Architecturally, the drying room is built as a brick, plastered building with a rectangular plan and a saddle roof. The oldest part of the building is a longitudinal storage and handling wing with a central entrance and high rectangular windows, followed by circular drying towers in western direction. In 1889 the building was expanded with a new extension with handling and storage space with three floors and a prism-shaped drying tower, which, unlike the previous two cylindrical towers, had a different shape.

Over the years, the owners of the oven often changed. After the husbands Grundfest of Dubé, in 1904 the husbands of Reichmann, who sold it to the hop club Hopfenbau-Verband des Daubaer Grünlandes in 1936. In December 1943, Hopfenverkehrsgenossenschaft became the owner. After World War II, the Drying House was nationalized and its condition deteriorated, resulting in reconstruction begun in 2017.

Among the key events in the history of the Drying House are the biggest development of hops in the late 19th century and the first written mention of its sale in 1877. In 1889 there was an extension of the building with a new extension. After World War II, the Drying House was nationalized and its condition deteriorated, resulting in reconstruction begun in 2017.

Today sušárna chmele v Dubé is designated as an urban multifunctional cultural facility after complete reconstruction. The reconstruction started in 2017 and financed funds from the Programme for the Rescue of the Architectural Heritage of the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic and the Liberec Region. Between 2018 and 2020 the building statics were secured, the roofs were repaired, the roof cover replaced and the chimneys, windows, doors and facades were restored. In 2020, the central drying tower was covered by a jachlan roof with a hot dog, thus restoring the characteristic three tower silhouette of the oven.

The hops oven in Dubé is now accessible during the Days of the European Heritage and offers visitors the opportunity to explore the historical object, which is not only a monument to hop, but also a part of the cultural and natural heritage of the region. Its reconstruction and reconstruction shows the importance of this building for the local community and tourism, which makes the hops oven in Dubé an interesting destination for everyone interested in the history and culture of the Czech Republic.