Świdnicka Cellar
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,[2] during Piast-ruled Kingdom of Poland.[3]
South facade of the Old Town Hall with the entrance to the restaurant | |
| Industry | Restaurant |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1273 |
| Headquarters | Rynek Ratusz 1, , |
The name comes from the nearby city of Świdnica, from which beer was delivered to the restaurant in the Middle Ages.[3] 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.[4] It was reopened on July 2, 2022.[5]
Famous visitors
On the wall is a table with the names of famous visitors including:
- Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor
- Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
- Joseph von Eichendorff
- Józef Wybicki
- August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Frederic Chopin
- Ferdinand Lassalle
- Józef Ignacy Kraszewski
- Juliusz Słowacki
- Karl Eduard von Holtei
- Gustav Freytag
- Gerhart Hauptmann
- Paul Keller
- Otto Mueller
- Hans Poelzig
- Max Berg
- Oskar Moll
- Alfred Kerr
- Paul Löbe
- Hugo Hartung
References
- "Wrocławskie kamienice: Piwnica Świdnicka". www.krn.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-03-15.
- "Wrocławskie kamienice: Piwnica Świdnicka". www.krn.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-03-15.
- Vincenc, Agnieszka (19 September 2013). "Wrocławskie kamienice: Piwnica Świdnicka" (in Polish). Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- "Miasto odzyskało Piwnicę Świdnicką. Najstarsza piwiarnia w Europie zamknięta do odwołania". gazetawroclawska.pl (in Polish). 2018-01-12. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- 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.