Fulnek

The Moravian town of Fulnek is situated on the Moravian-Silesian border at "Goose creek" in the current county of Novy Jicin. The city with the majority of the German population was fatally hit during the Second World War bombing. The first mention of brewing dates back to 1413, when the city was given the right of "brews and mile". During 14th and 15th century, 56 Fulnek's brewers had disputes with reeves of surrounding villages, who brewed their own beer. In 16th century these beer brewing rights disputes grew into a conflict between the city, the nobility and the Augustinian monastery. After the Thirty Years' War the manor brewery was not restored, brewing in the city was gradually centralized and Augustinians built a new brewery in the adjoining Lukavec. A major turning point in the history of the Fulnek brewery came in 1875, when it was sold to Joseph Kostron. This enterprising brewer established a modern and competitive business, which his sons successfully led as a family firm until the end of the Second World War, when both the brewery and the malt house were completely destroyed by bombing. Only ancient dungeons outside the brewery have been preserved to the present days.(In Czech, English summary only)