Žatec and the iconic Žatec hop landscape have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List

Žatec and the iconic Žatec hop landscape is the first ever hop-growing region to be included in the List. 

Žatec, a town in Louny District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of Czechia, lies on the Ohře river. 

It has an over-700-year-long tradition of growing Saaz noble hops used by several breweries.

The new UNESCO site consists of two parts that naturally complement each other and document the unique hop heritage of Žatecko. 

The hop-growing landscape is represented by the hop farms around the town and villages of Stekník and Trnovany, 

In Žatec, there is a unique set of hop-growing buildings, many of which are not found anywhere else in the world. 

The latest UNESCO listing becomes the 17th tangible Czech heritage site to be recognised and including, intangible ones, Czechia now has over 30. 

 www.visitczechia.com/en-US/News/2023/08/n-zatec-saaz-hops-UNESCO and www.whc.unesco.org/en/list/ 

 deborah@welcometoama.com