Walking Tour of Plzeň and Pilsner Urquell 🇨🇿 Сzech Republic 4k HDR ASMR

Embark on a fascinating walking tour of Plzeň, the birthplace of the world-renowned Pilsner Urquell beer. Explore the charming streets of this historic Czech city and experience its rich brewing heritage. Wander through Plzeň’s picturesque old town and visit the iconic Pilsner Urquell brewery in stunning 4K HDR. Immerse yourself in the culture and history of this incredible city. 🇨🇿

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Plzeň is a city in the Czech Republic. About 78 kilometres (48 miles) west of Prague in western Bohemia, it is the fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic, with about 186,000 inhabitants and 323,184 people in its urban area. Founded as a royal city in the late 13th century, Plzeň became an important town for trade routes linking Bohemia with Bavaria. By the 14th century, it had grown to be the third-largest city in Bohemia. The city was besieged three times during the 15th-century Hussite Wars when it became a centre of resistance against the Hussites. During the Thirty Years' War in the early 17th century, the city was temporarily occupied after the Siege of Plzeň. In the 19th century, the city rapidly industrialised and became home to the Škoda Works, one of Austria-Hungary's most important engineering companies and later Czechoslovakia. The city is known worldwide as the home of Pilsner beer, created by Bavarian brewer Josef Groll in 1842; today, the Pilsner Urquell Brewery is the largest brewery in the Czech Republic. Plzeň was first mentioned as a castle in 976, as the scene of a battle between Duke Boleslaus II the Pious of Bohemia and Emperor Otto II[citation needed]. It became a town in 1295 when King Wenceslaus II granted Plzeň its civic charter as a "Royal City" and established a new town site, some 10 km (6 mi) away from the original settlement, the current town of Starý Plzenec. It quickly became an important town on trade routes leading to Nuremberg and Regensburg; in the 14th century, it was the third-largest town in Bohemia after Prague and Kutná Hora. Emperor Rudolf II made Plzeň his seat from 1599 to 1600. During the Thirty Years' War, the town was taken by Mansfeld in 1618 after the Siege of Plzeň, and it was not recaptured by Imperial troops until 1621. Wallenstein made it his winter quarters in 1633. Accused of treason and losing the support of his army, he fled the town on 23 February 1634 to Eger/Cheb, where he was assassinated two days later. The Swedes increasingly threatened the town in the last years of the war. The city commander, Jan van der Croon, strengthened the fortifications of Plzeň from 1645 to 1649. Swedish troops passed the town in 1645 and 1648 without attacking it. The town and region have been staunchly Catholic despite the Hussite Wars.[9] In the second half of the 19th century, Plzeň, a vital trade centre for Bohemia near the Bavarian/German border, began to industrialise rapidly. In 1869, Emil Škoda founded the Škoda Works, the country's most essential and influential engineering company and a crucial arms supplier to the Austro-Hungarian Army. By 1917, the Škoda Works employed over 30,000 workers.


Plzeň is well known for the Pilsner Urquell (since 1842) and Gambrinus (since 1869) breweries, currently owned by Asahi Group Holdings. Plzeň is an essential city in the history of beer, including the development of Pilsner. In 1375, Bohemian King Charles IV endowed the Dobrow Monastery near Plzeň with the beer right, and it is one of the oldest breweries to survive to modern times. Many breweries were located in the interconnected deep cellars of the city. The officials of Plzeň founded a city-owned brewery in 1839, Bürger Brauerei (Citizens' Brewery, now Plzeňský Prazdroj), and recruited Bavarian brewer Josef Groll (1813–1887) who produced the first batch of modern Pilsner beer on 5 October 1842. This included mastering the art of triple decoction mashing. The combination of pale colour from the new malts, Plzeň's remarkably soft water, Saaz noble hops from nearby Žatec (Saaz in German) and Bavarian-style lagering produced a clear, golden beer regarded as a sensation. Improving transport meant this new beer was soon available throughout Central Europe, and Pilsner Brauart-style brewing was widely imitated. In 1859, "Pilsner Bier" was registered as a brand name at the Chamber of Commerce and Trade in Plzeň. In 1898, the Pilsner Urquell trademark was created to emphasize this as the brewery where the style originated.


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