Tychy

Tychy (uitspraak: [ˈtɨxɨ]?, ong. tichi) (Duits: Tichau) is een stad in het Poolse woiwodschap Silezië. Het is een stadsdistrict en gelegen in het zuidelijke deel van het land. De oppervlakte bedraagt 81,62 km², het inwonertal 131.547 (2005).... Archeologische vondsten op het kerkhof in het stadsdeel Cielmice duiden er op dat al sinds het paleolithicum het gebied al bewoond is. In het jaar 874 werd de omgeving deel van het Groot Moravische Rijk, na de ondergang in het jaar 985 kwam het gebied de Poolse hertog Mieszko I. Hierdoor werd het gebied vanaf 1025 onderdeel van het koninkrijk Polen. (https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tychy)

The moniker Tychy is derived from the Polish word cichy, meaning "quiet" or "still".[6] Although appropriate for most of Tychy's history, the name is now somewhat ironic considering the growth of the city from 1950 onwards. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tychy)

Tychy (Polish pronunciation: [ˈtɨxɨ] ⓘ; German: Tichau; Silesian: Tychy) is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Katowice. Situated on the southern edge of the Upper Silesian industrial district, the city borders Katowice to the north, Mikołów to the west, Bieruń to the east and Kobiór to the south. The Gostynia river, a tributary of the Vistula, flows through Tychy. .... Since 1999, Tychy has been located within the Silesian Voivodeship, a province consisting of 71 regional towns and cities. Tychy is also one of the founding cities of the Metropolitan Association of Upper Silesia, a pan-Silesian economic and political union formed with the eventual aim of bringing the most populous Silesian areas under a single administrative body. Tychy is well known for its brewing industry and the Tyskie brand of beer, which dates back to the 17th century.[3] Since 1950, Tychy has grown rapidly, mainly as a result of post-war socialist planning policies enacted to disperse the population of industrial Upper Silesia.[4][5] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tychy)

Originally established as a small agricultural settlement on the medieval trade route between Oświęcim and Mikołów, Tychy was first documented in 1467.[7] In 1629 the first trace of serious economic activity was recorded in the shape of the Książęcy Brewery, which is now one of the largest breweries in Poland.[8] From 1526 onwards the area on which Tychy is built was part of the Austrian Habsburg monarchy. Then in 1742 Prussia annexed the land after winning the First Silesian War against the Austrian Hasburg monarchy. In 1871 the territory became part of the German Empire until in 1918, for a short period between 1918 and 1921 Tychy was just inside the border of the newly formed Weimar Republic and still a part of the German Province of Silesia. On 16–17 August 1919 the Battle of Paprocany [pl] (present-day district of Tychy) was fought as one of the first battles of the Silesian Uprisings (1919–1921). After the uprisings Tychy was reintegrated with the re-established Polish state. Additionally, due to the Polish majority in 1921 in Tychy and the few Germans, 84% of the inhabitants voted for joining Poland during the plebiscite.[9] Shortly after its cession to Poland, Tychy began to develop into a small urban settlement, acquiring a hospital, a fire station, a post office, a school, a swimming pool, a bowling hall and a number of shops and restaurants. In 1922 it was visited by leader of interwar Poland, Józef Piłsudski.[10] Its population also grew between World War I and World War II, reaching a population of 11,000 at its highest point during this time.[7] ... Along with the rest of industrial Upper Silesia Tychy was occupied by Nazi Germany forces after the invasion of Poland and annexed into the Third Reich,[11] while many of its inhabitants who were not expelled or exterminated were forced to change their nationality to German in order to comply with the racist policies of Nazi Germany.[12] Mass arrests and executions of Polish activists and former Polish insurgents of 1919–1921 were carried out in the first days of the occupation in September 1939.[1]... Tychy received minimal damage during the invasion because most of the nearby fighting took place in the Mikołów-Wyry area.[7] In the final stages of the war, in 1945, a German-conducted death march of thousands of prisoners of the Auschwitz concentration camp and its subcamps passed through the city towards Gliwice.[19] Tychy was liberated on January 28, 1945.[10] ... The "New City" was designated by the Polish government in 1950 and deliberately located near to Katowice with the intention that it would not be a self-sustaining city. It was granted town rights in 1951.[10] Tychy is the largest of the so-called "new towns" in Poland and was built from 1950 to 1985, to allow for urban expansion in the southeast of the Upper Silesian industrial region. ...  In the administrative reforms which came into effect in 1999, Tychy was made a city with the status of a powiat (city county). Between 1999 and 2002, it was also the administrative seat of (but not part of) an entity called Tychy County (powiat tyski), which is now known as the Bieruń-Lędziny County. Brewery in Tychy on the right, Tyskie Brewing Museum on the left The Tyskie Brewing Museum was founded in 2004, and the Municipal Museum in 2005.[10] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tychy)

Princely Brewery Tychy (Polish Tyskie Browary Książęce) or Tychy Brewery in the town of Tychy is one of the largest breweries in Poland. It is operated by the Kompania Piwowarska company. It traces its history to the 17th century. The brand of beer produced by the brewery is Tyskie. Today, the premises host a beer museum "Tyskie Brewing Museum" (Polish Tyskie Browarium). During a 2009 vote the brewery complex was voted, as one of the "Seven Architectural Wonders of the Silesian Voivodeship."[1] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tychy_Brewery)

The Tyskie Brewing Museum or Tyskie Browarium is a museum in Tychy in Silesia, Poland. It was established in 2004. The museum is an Anchor point on the European Route of Industrial Heritage. [1] It is an object of cultural heritage in Silesia (259/10), and a Polish national monument (641660).  During a 2009 vote the brewery complex was voted as one of the "Seven Architectural Wonders of the Silesian Voivodeship."[2] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyskie_Brewing_Museum)

Silesian Voivodeship (Polish: województwo śląskie [vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ ˈɕlɔ̃skʲɛ] ⓘ) is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland centered on the historic region known as Upper Silesia (Górny Śląsk), with Katowice serving as its capital. Despite the Silesian Voivodeship's name, most of the historic Silesia region lies outside the present Silesian Voivodeship – divided among Lubusz, Lower Silesian, and Opole Voivodeships. The eastern half of Silesian Voivodeship (and, notably, Częstochowa in the north) was historically part of Lesser Poland. The Voivodeship was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Katowice, Częstochowa and Bielsko-Biała Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. It is the most densely populated voivodeship in Poland. Within the area of 12,300 square kilometres, there are almost 5 million inhabitants.[4] It is also the largest urbanised area in Central and Eastern Europe.[5] ... Silesian Voivodeship has the highest population density in the country (379 people per square kilometre, compared to the national average of 124). The region's considerable industrialisation gives it the lowest unemployment rate nationally (6.2%). The Silesian region is the most industrialized and the most urbanized region in Poland: 78% of its population live in towns and cities. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silesian_Voivodeship)

Tyskie beer has been on sale since 1629. The brewery, then called "Fürstliche Brauerei in Tichau", produced three kinds of beer: mailings, yeast and tableware. Only the high quality beer was intended for sale, and the other two were a beer allowance drunk mainly by brewers and their families. In the early 19th century, the brewery produced only two beverages: beer and Bavarian malt, both top-fermenting. Bavarian malt with a classical composition, saturated color was brown, sweet, calorie and low-hopped. The standard was the dark weak niskoekstraktowe, that was only for immediate consumption. Prince Jan Henryk XI rebuilt the brewery 1861, he introduced a steam engine. Production rose to 100.000 hectoliters a year, making the brewery one of the largest beer producers in Europe. After the expansion and the introduction of bottom-fermenting, they started to produce beer in March, called Tyskie lager, a relatively short Bavarian beer. The first beers were light and were sold under the Książęce brand. The brewery was electrified in 1891 and was linked to the railway network in 1894. In the interwar period, popular brands from Tyskie were the Książęce Tyskie Pilsen, the Książęce Tyskie Export, the Książęce Tyskie full beer, and Tyskie Porter. Today the Tyskie Górny Śląsk brewery is owned by Kompania Piwowarska, itself a subsidiary of SABMiller established in Poland in 1999 as a result of the merger of two SABMiller owned Polish breweries, this one and the Lech Brewery Wielkopolski in Poznań.[1] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyskie_Brewing_Museum)

Kompania Piwowarska is a Polish brewing group based in Poznań, established in 1999. Since 2017 it has been owned by Asahi Breweries. Kompania Piwowarska currently has three breweries: Lech Browary Wielkopolski in Poznań, Tyskie Browary Książęce in Tychy and Browar Dojlidy in Białystok. Tyskie Browary Książęce (Princely Brewery Tychy), one of the oldest breweries in Europe, was founded in 1629.[1] The three breweries have a total capacity of 15.1 million hectolitres.[2] The company was owned by SABMiller from 2009 to 2017. As part of the agreements made with regulators before Anheuser-Busch InBev was allowed to acquire SABMiller in 2016, it was announced on December 13, 2016, that Kompania Piwowarska would be sold to Asahi Breweries of Japan.[3][4][5][6] ... Kompania Piwowarska currently controls 45% of the Polish beer market.[citation needed] Lech Lech Premium The main Lech brands are Lech Premium a 5.0% abv pale lager, Lech Pils 5.5% pale lager Lech controls 8% of the Polish beer market.[7] The Poznań brewery brews Dębowe Mocne (Oak Strong), which is 7%. Currently produced types are "Lech Premium", "Lech Pils" Tyskie See also: Tyskie Brewing Museum Tyskie logo Tyskie is one of the best selling brands of beer in Poland, with around 18% of the Polish market.[8] Tyskie also has a world distribution. The main brands are Tyskie Gronie, a 5.0% pale lager,[9][10] Dojlidy Main article: Dojlidy Brewery The main Dojlidy Brewery brand is the 6% pale lager, Żubr (European bison). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kompania_Piwowarska)

Tyskie (Polish: [ˈtɨskʲɛ]) is a Polish brand of beer. Its name comes from the brewery located in the Upper Silesian town of Tychy. It is brewed by the Tychy Princely Brewery (Polish Tyskie Browary Książęce), part of the Kompania Piwowarska brewery group, which was acquired by Asahi Group Holdings in 2017.[1] ... The main brands are Tyskie Gronie (pale lager). ... The brewery is one of the oldest in Europe. Beer has been produced in Tychy continuously for almost 400 years. From 1629, the brewery, then known in German as the "Fürstliche Brauerei Tichau" (Princely Brewery Tychy), was in the ownership of the German noble House of Promnitz [de]. From 1861, the brewery became known as the "Fürstliche Brauerei in Tichau" (Princely Brewery in Tychy) and came under the management of Hans von Hochberg [de] from the German princely (German Fürsten) House of Pless. Between 1918 and 1939, the brewery merged with neighbouring competing companies, but came under provisional administration of the Polish state intermittently from 1934 due to unpaid taxes. During World War II, the brewery was put under the management of the occupying authorities.[2]... In its beginnings, the brewery produced three kinds of beer: mailings, yeast and tableware.[clarification needed] Only the high quality beer was intended for sale, and the other two were a beer allowance drunk mainly by brewers and their families. In the early nineteenth century the brewery produced only two beverages: beer and Bavarian malt, both top-fermenting. Bavarian malt with a classical composition, saturated color was brown, sweet, and low-hopped. The standard favorite was the dark niskoekstraktowe, weak and only for immediate consumption. After the expansion of the brewery in the nineteenth century and the introduction of bottom-fermenting, they started to produce Tyskie lager, a relatively short Bavarian beer. The first beers were light and were sold under the Książęce brand. In the interwar period, popular brands from Tyskie were the Książęce Tyskie Pilsen (Princely Tychy Pilsner), the Książęce Tyskie Export, the Książęce Tyskie Beer full, and Tyskie Porter. ... Tyskie is one of the leading brands of beer in Poland, with around 18% of the Polish market.[3] Tyskie also has a large export distribution through its parent company. The main export brands are Tyskie Gronie, a 5.0% pale lager[4][5] Tyskie Gronie is 5.2% ABV in produced by Tychy Brewery Princely. Tyskie Gronie (abv 5.0%) is also brewed and canned by the Grolsche brewery in Enschede, Netherlands, for the UK market (imported by Asahi UK Ltd).... Tyskie bottles are known for their distinctive white packaging. The label depicts a royal crown to commemorate John III Sobieski king of Poland, who was born in 1629, the same year the family von Promnitz established a brewery in the town of Tychy.[6]... In 2004, the Tyskie Brewing Museum was founded on the brewery premises in Tychy. The Tyskie Brewing Museum represents an important "anchor point" of the European Route of Industrial Heritage in Poland. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyskie)

The brewery in Tychy is one of the oldest in Europe, from 1629, with beer produced continuously for almost 400 years. Originally in German control, it took a while before it was in actual Polish hands, what with the Wars and all against their neighbours, and that’s where it has remained since………..albeit In 2016 the Japanese group, Asahi Group Holdings, acquired the brand from Anheuser-Busch InBev.  The main brands are Tyskie Gronie (a 5.5% pale lager) and Książęce Tyskie (5.7% classic lager) premium beers. (https://www.thisdrinkinglife.com/tyskie-gronie/)

Tyskie Brewery, located in the town of Tychy in southern Poland, is one of the country's oldest and largest breweries. Not far off celebrating its 400th birthday, it was founded in 1629, so has survived numerous wars and political upheavals over the centuries. Today, Tyskie is part of the Asahi Group, having been acquired in 2017 to bolster the Japanese giant's presence in Europe.  (https://www.onlycans.me/blog/tyskie-gronie-beer-review-taste-of-the-summer)

Visit the Brewery! Watch how be brew Tyskie and dive deep into the beer stories. We give you access to an architectural jewel and a modern brewery, where beer has been brewed uninterruptedly since its establishment in 1629. That’s where the Tyskie and Książęce beer recipes were developed. ...  where the Tyskie beer has been brewed uninterruptedly for four centuries ... Visit the Brewery! Watch how be brew Tyskie and dive deep into the beer stories. We give you access to an architectural jewel and a modern brewery, where beer has been brewed uninterruptedly since its establishment in 1629. That’s where the Tyskie and Książęce beer recipes were developed. You will discover the fascinating history of Tyskie Browary Książęce and the incredibly strong multigenerational relationship between the local community and the Brewery. You will get a chance to admire historic photos of generations of brewers recreated on murals, including one of the biggest ones in Poland. In the Brewing Art Centre, you will use your senses to experience what goes into creating good beer and explore the sensory profiles of the Tyskie and Książęce beers. The Beer Laboratory awaits you with various artefacts and best types of raw materials. You can literally touch the brewing craft here. The historic brick cellars of Tyskie Browary Książęce house the Pod Browarem pub, where the tour will culminate with a presentation of the right pouring techniques and tasting of the Tyskie Gronie from the Brewery, freshly brewed merely a few meters above the venue. The store located on the Brewery premises offers branded souvenirs from the world’s most popular Polish beer brand, while the Pod Browarem pub provides fresh Tyskie Gronie from the Brewery in a stylish swing-top bottle. (https://browarytyskie.pl/en/schedule-a-visit/)

Things to see in the Brewery It’s not just a brewery… it’s a village, considered a cultural heritage of Poland, Silesia and Tychy. It’s where people brewed beer, worked, gave birth, prayed, played and lived. Tyskie Browary Książęce encompasses the history of many generations – families that had built a unique community within the Brewery premises. Tyskie Browary Książęce has its own streets, pedestrian and car traffic, and the buildings have specific functions. The properties located on the “old” side are entered into the register of historic monuments. (https://browarytyskie.pl/en/schedule-a-visit/)

Tychy Brewery Museum... ul. Katowicka 9, Tychy 43-100 Polen... Diverse brouwerijen in Polen bezocht, maar dit is toch echt wel de mooiste. Veel oude(re) elementen en een goed verhaal van de gids die ons heeft rondgeleid. Uiteraard afsluiting van de tour met een biertje uit de brouwerij. (https://www.tripadvisor.nl/Attraction_Review-g274790-d2711409-Reviews-Tychy_Brewery_Museum-Tychy_Silesia_Province_Southern_Poland.html)

The brew house in the Tyskie brewery in the upper Silesian town of Tychy makes a truly palatial impression with its blue glazed tiles adorned with flowers, richly decorated pillar capitals, a precious panelled ceiling, and an interior full of blank copper brewery kettles, valves and instruments, hand wheels and shining pipelines. The bottles still carry the family coat-of-arms of the Princes of Promnitz who began the local brewing tradition in 1629. A comprehensive tour of the museum reveals how Tychy beer is brewed, and all that has changed over the last 400 years. The tour begins in the historic part of the brewery that consists of listed 19th and early 20th century clinker buildings. The director’s villa has its place here, as do the malting works, the malt house, the brew house, the cooperage and other production sites, all of which are equipped with the most up-to-date brewery technology. For the works are still running to full capacity. Not for nothing is there a brand-new bottling and dispatching plant right next door. The tour ends in the old chapel that now houses the brewery museum. It includes multimedia stations, a 3-D film and a glass of freshly tapped Tychy beer! (https://www.erih.net/i-want-to-go-there/site/tyskie-brewing-museum)

Tychy Brewery Museum... ul. Katowicka 9, Tychy 43-100 Poland... Guided tour throug Tyskie Brewery Museum is quite atractive for history lovers. Do not expect a lot of interactive activity overhere. ... The brewery guide is professional and very patience with us. He shared the process and the history. We also get to see the old and modern automatic brewery. Furthermore watched a 3D show too and finally got a 14day brew drink.  (https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g274790-d2711409-Reviews-Tychy_Brewery_Museum-Tychy_Silesia_Province_Southern_Poland.html)

The people in the Upper Silesian town of Tychy have been making a beer called Tyskie that has been on the market since 1629. Today it is the most brewed beer in Poland. Visitors can find out how this came to be when they take a tour of the brewery where everything began. The foundation stone was laid by the Princes of Promnitz who resided in a nearby castle in Pszczyna in the 17th century. But brewing only really began on a larger scale with Prince Jan Henryk XI, who had the brewery rebuilt from the foundations in 1861, complete with a steam engine. The upshot was that production rose to 100.000 hectolitres a year, a fact which ensured the brewery a place in the ranks of the largest beer producers in Europe. Many of today’s brewery buildings date back to this time. In 1890 the brewery was electrified and three years later it was linked to the railway network. In 1920 the first garage was built to house the delivery lorries. The Second World War left the brewery almost ruined. But during the years that followed it slowly and continually began to recover. At the start of the 1990s the Tyskie brewery was rapidly modernised. Output rose to such an extent that it was necessary to construct a new bottling and dispatching plant that went into operation in June 1998. At the same time the brewery made clear how conscious it was of its long traditions, when it began work on restoring the historic factory buildings in 2000. One of the most particularly splendid buildings is the brew house and its original technical equipment, that was originally built between 1916 and 1922. Today the Tyskie Brewery belongs to the South African beer company, SAB Miller. The modern brewery museum opened its doors in 2004 and is the first museum of its kind in Poland. The exhibition invites visitors to play an active role, and brings back to life the history of the brewery in an illuminating manner. The works and the museum are situated on an industrial heritage trail linking a number of different technical monuments in the Silesian province. (https://www.erih.net/i-want-to-go-there/site/tyskie-brewing-museum)

Museum of Brewing in Tychy – Tyskie Brewery... The museum is situated in the buildings of a former evangelical church from 1902 on the site of the Prince’s Brewery in Tychy. It was opened to the public in 2004. In the museum hall are exhibits connected with the art of brewing, serving and drinking beer as well as about the history and traditions of the brewery in Tychy. Exhibits include over 300 bottles from the beginning of the 19th century, cooper’s tools, original oak barrels, beer mugs, coasters, labels, bottle caps, documents, photographs relating to beer and its history and the story of the Tychy Brewery. All this in a modern setting, using the latest museum techniques. The newly refurbished museum cinema shows a film about the history of the Pszczyna lands and the Prince’s Brewery in Tychy in 3D technology. The room is also filled with touch screens presenting the history of the brewery and the manufacturing process, beer games and a mail barrel from which visitors can send e-mails to their friends. Since 2005, the museum has introduced a programme of nightly tours under the slogan “See the Brewery at Night”. Tours include shows by amateur actors taking the roles of historical figures associated with the history of the brewery. Tyskie Brewery (Museum of Brewing in Tychy) – Tychy (woj. Slaskie) www.tyskiebrowarium.pl... polen.travelToeristische attractiesMuseum of Brewing in Tychy – Tyskie Brewery  Museum of Brewing in Tychy – Tyskie Brewery .... A wide collection of exhibits relating to the history of brewing, the Pszczyna lands and the Tychy Brewery The museum is situated in the buildings of a former evangelical church from 1902 on the site of the Prince’s Brewery in Tychy. It was opened to the public in 2004. In the museum hall are exhibits connected with the art of brewing, serving and drinking beer as well as about the history and traditions of the brewery in Tychy. Exhibits include over 300 bottles from the beginning of the 19th century, cooper’s tools, original oak barrels, beer mugs, coasters, labels, bottle caps, documents, photographs relating to beer and its history and the story of the Tychy Brewery. All this in a modern setting, using the latest museum techniques. The newly refurbished museum cinema shows a film about the history of the Pszczyna lands and the Prince’s Brewery in Tychy in 3D technology. The room is also filled with touch screens presenting the history of the brewery and the manufacturing process, beer games and a mail barrel from which visitors can send e-mails to their friends. Since 2005, the museum has introduced a programme of nightly tours under the slogan “See the Brewery at Night”. Tours include shows by amateur actors taking the roles of historical figures associated with the history of the brewery. Tyskie Brewery (Museum of Brewing in Tychy) – Tychy (woj. Slaskie) www.tyskiebrowarium.pl.....Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, CC-BY-SA (https://www.polen.travel/nl/toeristische-attracties/museum-of-brewing-in-tychy-%E2%80%93-tyskie-brewery)

Ik heb een rondje gelopen rond de brouwerij:

De brouwerij is een leukere toeristische attractie dan een concentratiekamp. Wat een bizar contrast.


Er is hier vast genoeg bier opgeslagen, in al die opslagtanks:










Aan de overzijde van de straat is een opvallend begroeid huis:

De brouwerij zelf valt op door de opslagtanks: