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Świdnicka Cellar

Coordinates: 51°06′34″N 17°01′55″E / 51.1095°N 17.0320°E / 51.1095; 17.0320
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Świdnicka Cellar
Piwnica Świdnicka
IndustryRestaurant
Founded1273
HeadquartersRynek Ratusz 1, ,
Outside view from 1859

The Świdnicka Cellar (Polish: Piwnica Świdnicka, [pivˈɲit͡sa ɕfidˈɲit͡ska], German: Schweidnitzer Keller) is a Polish restaurant company based in the medieval cellars of the Old Town Hall in Wrocław, Poland.[1] It is the third-oldest Polish company in existence, as well as the oldest restaurant in Poland and one of the oldest in Europe, having been established in 1273,[1] during Piast-ruled Kingdom of Poland.[2]

The name comes from the nearby city of Świdnica, from which beer was delivered to the restaurant in the Middle Ages.[2] Świdnica was a renowned brewing centre, and its beer was served in restaurants called "Świdnicka Cellars," which existed in large cities such as Kraków (Piwnica Świdnicka w Krakowie), Toruń, and Wrocław, the last of which still operates to this day. The restaurant closed on December 29, 2017.[3] It was reopened on July 2, 2022.[4]

Famous visitors

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Bilingual (Polish/German) wall table with the names of famous visitors

On the wall is a table with the names of famous visitors including:

See also

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Bibliography

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  • Okólska, Halina; Papenbrock, Cornelia; Wołoszyn, Ewa, eds. (2002). Piwo we Wrocławiu: od średniowiecza po czasy współczesne: wystawa, październik 2002. Wrocław: Muzeum Miejskie. ISBN 978-83-917909-0-8.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wrocławskie kamienice: Piwnica Świdnicka". www.krn.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  2. ^ a b Vincenc, Agnieszka (19 September 2013). "Wrocławskie kamienice: Piwnica Świdnicka" (in Polish). Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Miasto odzyskało Piwnicę Świdnicką. Najstarsza piwiarnia w Europie zamknięta do odwołania". gazetawroclawska.pl (in Polish). 2018-01-12. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
  4. ^ Chrzczonowicz, Piotr (2012-04-03). "Idea końca świata w doktrynach i praktykach tzw. sekt i nowych ruchów religijnych, Toruń, 7 grudnia 2011 roku". Paedagogia Christiana. 29 (1). doi:10.12775/pch.2012.015. ISSN 1505-6872.
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51°06′34″N 17°01′55″E / 51.1095°N 17.0320°E / 51.1095; 17.0320