Catholic church back in business in Czech Rep
(14 Dec 2016) The Catholic church is brewing itself back into business in the Czech Republic, where for 40 years under Communist rule its activities had been decimated and priests and nuns persecuted.
Inside the 12th century Zeliv monastery, overlooked by crucifixes on the stone walls, is modern machinery that a visitor might not expect to find: a brand new beer production line.
It's part of the church's plan to become self-sufficient in the Czech Republic, where for decades its activities had been suppressed by the former Communist regime's ambition to create a fully atheist society.
In a grand restitution plan worth billions of dollars approved in 2012, the country's churches and religious groups have been receiving compensation for property seized by the Communists together with assets such as farmland, forests, art and buildings whose return they have been seeking since the 1989 Velvet Revolution toppled the totalitarian rule.
But as the contribution from the state is gradually being reduced in exchange, the Catholic church, which has been the biggest beneficiary of those restitutions, is testing out ways to put that money to work and become financially independent.
It's investing in everything from farming to financial markets.
At the Zeliv monastery, they're focusing on brewing - seemingly a safe bet in a nation where average consumption of beer is the highest in the world.
The church in November for the first time revealed figures about its new business activities.
They show it invested 1.2 billion koruna (47 million US dollars) in 2015, mainly in farming, forestry, buildings, and financial products.
It opened another new brewery in the northern city of Litomerice.
It spent another 1.1 billion koruna (43 million US dollars) on church schools and the restoration of more than 6,500 historic buildings.
It put a total of 940 million koruna (37 million US dollars) so far in an investment fund that has generated a 4 percent yield.
The land and other assets the church is getting back were valued at 75 billion koruna (3.7 billion US dollars) in 2012.
The church also gets 59 billion koruna (2.9 billion US dollars as of 2012) in financial compensation to be paid through 2043, and the state will gradually stop covering its expenses by 2030.
It all began in 1948, when the Communists seized power in the former Czechoslovakia and confiscated all the property owned by churches and persecuted priests and nuns.
Churches were allowed to function only under strict state control and supervision.
At least 65 Catholic priests, monks and nuns were executed or killed in prisons while others were driven to suicide amid the state's brutal campaign of terror.
Zeliv itself had a role in the Communist regime's campaign.
It became a concentration camp where almost 500 priests and other church members were detained in the 1950s. It was later turned into a lunatic asylum.
Today, it's a small scale example of what is going on nationwide.
The brewing originally opened in 2005, renewing a tradition that dates to 14th century in this place, but it was this year that its output was ramped up to create a business.
Production increased almost ten-fold to reach 2,000 hectolitres a year.
So far, only a small team of three brews four different kinds of craft beer, with additional specialties created for Christmas, Easter and other holidays.
The beers bear names of memorable local abbots, including the very first one, Godsalk, who took charge in 1149.
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Bikepacking Czech Republic - DAY 3 - Karlovy Vary to Litoměřice
On our 3rd day of bikepacking across the Czech Republic, we leave Karlovy Vary in route to Litoměřice. First we grab a train from Karlovy Vary to Ústí nad Labem (2 hours), then we meet up with two more riders who will be guiding us fo a couple of days(Michal and Janek).
We stop to visit the Porta Bohemica Winery(Vinařství Porta Bohemica) and then to our final destination of Litoměřice. We rode along the Elbe Route / EuroVelo 7
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BE pART OF IT! @ Melnik, Czech Republic
Title of the project: BE PART OF IT
Topics: Film workshops for young people associated with European issues. The role of the media and the film industry in the development of European society and citizenship.
Place and time: the Czech Republic, Melnik 24-30.07.2012
Participants: 40 participants from Italy, Poland, Lithuania, Denmark, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Portugal, Latvia
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Source of funding: Youth in Action
Impressions: Film workshops were organized very professionally. We worked on good hardware, and our coach, even though he used only the Czech language, was loved by all of us and proved to be the best teacher we could have wished for. Mielnik neighborhood (a small town near Prague) was perfect place for shooting ... our creative and niche films. We were a bit stressed because of having very little time for shooting, but the results surprised everyone -- positively!
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Mělník
About 30km north of Prague, the town of Mělník lies on a high ridge overlooking the junction of Bohemia's two greatest rivers, the Labe and the Vltava.
The location has been inhabited since at least the 9th century, when it was a fortress of the Pšovan tribe. These river valleys from Prague to the wide bend of the Labe at Roudnice were the heartland of the earliest Czechs; the original Slavic settlers who arrived in Bohemia during the great migration of nations in the sixth and seventh centuries AD.
The first known rulers of the early Czechs, the Přemyslids, became the most famous and legendary dynasty of Czech kings. They were closely connected with the Pšovans of Mělník when Prince Bořivoj married Ludmila, daughter of the last Pšovan prince Slavibor, and future grandmother of Czech patron saint Wenceslas.
In the 10th Century, the Pšov fortress was replaced by an early Přemyslid castle named Mělník and around it grew a settlement that was granted city status in the year 1274 and continued it s association with bohemian queens when it became a queens dowry town under Charles the fourth.
Mělník today is a town of about 30,000 people and is among the most rewarding destinations for a daytrip from Prague. The most striking building in Mělník is the imposing clifftop church of Sts Peter and Paul, but a visit to the adjacent chateau, a wander through the streets of the historic old town and visiting at least a couple of the wine cellars, cafes or restaurants is a must.
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