2 3 4 5 ŽATEC AND THE LANDSCAPE OF SAAZ HOPS Management Plan of the nominated property 2021 6 Foreword Since 2015 I have been involved in the process of preparation the property for inscription on World Heritage List, first as deputy mayor and later also as Site Manager, so I am very well aware of how difficult and responsible a journey we have taken. Responsible property management is one of the pillars of the World Heritage Convention, which contributes to the conservation of the property and its appropriate presentation. The Management Plan is then a suitable tool for the implementation of all measures that will contribute to the preservation of values of the property. 7 During the demanding process of preparing the nomination, a great team of co-workers, experts for world heritage, was created, many of them will continue to cooperate within the management of the property, its protection and presentation, including educational projects. Therefore, I believe that together we will be able not only to maintain and fulfill the proposed measures of Management Plan, but also futher develop them. As Site Manager, I undertake, that I will responsibly manage the property and present our hop heritage and all cultural heritage assets related with it. Jaroslav Špička Deputy Mayor of Žatec and Site Manager of the Žatec and the Landscape of Saaz Hops 8 9 10 MĚSTO ŽATEC OBEC ZÁLUŽICE 11 Table of content FOREWORD 7 RESUMÉ / ABSTRACT 15 A BASIC INFORMATION 19 A.1 . PRINCIPAL INFORMATION OF THE PROPERTY 19 A.1.1 DRAFT STATEMENT OF OUSTANDING UNIVERSAL VALUE 19 A.1.2 DESCRIPTION OF VALUES AND ATTRIBUTES OF THE NOMINATED PROPERTY 22 A.2 GOALS OF THE MANAGEMENT PLAN 26 B ANALYTICAL SECTION OF THE MANAGEMENT PLAN 30 B.1 . ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION OF THE PROPERTY 30 B.1.1 ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION OF THE PROPERTY 30 B.1.2 GEOGRAFICAL COORDINATES AND AREA OF THE PROPERTY 32 B.1.3 BOUNDARIES OF THE NOMINATED PROPERTY 32 B.2 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY 38 B.2.1 CHARACTERISTIC OF THE PROPERTY 38 12 B.2.2 TEXTUAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY 38 B.3 STATE OF CONSERVATION AND CURRENT STATUS OF THE PROPERTY 42 B.3.1 STATE OF CONSERVATION 42 B.3.2 CURRENT STATUS OF THE PROPERTY 46 B.4 LEGAL FRAMEWORK 50 B.4.1 LEGISLATION RELATED TO THE PROPERTY 50 B.4.2 DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE CONSERVATION OF THE PROPERTY 51 B.4.2.1 Land-use plans 51 B.4.2.2 Other documents 52 B.4.3 GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF THE PROPERTY 54 B.4.3.1 Management of the significant buildings / elements within the property 54 B.4.3.2 Management System of the nominated property 55 B.4.3.3 Governance of the National Heritage Protection 64 B.4.3.4 Governance of the National Hops Protection 69 B.4.3.5 Governance of the National Nature and Landscape Protection 70 B.4.3.6 Governance of the National Land-use planning within the buffer zone 72 B.5 PREPAREDNES OF THE NOMINANTED PROPERTY 76 B.5.1 TOURISM ANALYSIS 76 B.5.2 TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE 81 B.5.3 DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS 85 B.6 FINANCIAL ANALYSIS 90 B.7 FACTORS AFFECTING THE PROPERTY 92 C SWOT ANALYSIS 96 C.1 SWOT – ANALYSIS RELATED TO THE HISTORICAL AND CULTURE HERITAGE OF ŽATEC 97 AND THE LANDSCAPE OF SAAZ HOPS C.2 SWOT – ANALYSIS RELATED TO TOHE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT 100 C.3 SWOT – ANALYSIS RELATED TO THE LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS 103 D PROPOSAL SECTION OF THE MANAGEMENT PLAN 108 D.1 BASIS OF THE SOLUTIONS 108 D.2 PROPOSAL MEASURES TO STABILIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY 110 13 D.2.1 PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE PROPERTY 110 D.2.2 CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF THE PROPERTY 123 D.2.3 RISK REDUCTION AND PREVENTION OF PROPERTY DAMAGE 142 D.2.4 PROPRIERTARY MEASURES 145 D.2.5 PRESENTATION OF VALUES OF THE PROPERTY 147 D . 2 . 6 TRANSPORT INFRASTURUCTURE 155 D.3 PROCEDURE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MANAGEMENT PLAN 161 D.3.1 TIME HORIZONT OF THE MANAGEMENT PLAN 161 D.3.2 PERIODIC CONTROL OF THE MANAGEMENT PLAN 161 E SOURCES 163 F ANNEXES 165 G AUTHORS 179 14 RESUMÉ The nominated property of Žatec and the Landscape of Saaz Hops represents a heritage whose knowledge, protection and preservation will enrich a significant part of the world community. The landscape with the hop plant’s continuous cultivation, which is the basis of beer brewing in many regions of the world, and with specific facilities related to the processing of hops, is unique. The Management Plan has therefore been developed as a comprehensive material for both the thematically, closely related, components of the serial property. Component part 01 consists of the Saaz Hop Landscape, and component part 02, the historical centre of the town of Žatec. As an inseparable part of the nomination documentation for the inscription of the property on the World Heritage List, this document summarises the basic attributes of the property, which define its Outstanding Universal Value. The Management Plan describes the factors that could jeopardise this value in the future. It proposes specific measures necessary to eliminate risks and ensure the preservation and sustainable development of the property in the future. The Management Plan first presents the property’s Outstanding Universal Value, for the preservation and development of which it is primarily intended. It describes the state of the nominated property in 2020 when the nomination documentation is to be completed. It consists of two parts: analytical and proposal. The analytical part will become a reference text for use in any future monitoring of the property’s state and the success of the implementation of the proposed measures. The analytical part is fully compatible with the main part of the nomination documentation, so factual information such as the property’s description and history are not repeated in full detail here. However, the important sections that describe the property’s current physical condition and the risk factors are key information for the proposed measures, so the text has been given in the same detail as in the main section of the Nomination Dossier. There is a table with the main outlined recommendations behind each analysis, which are elaborated on in more detail in the proposal section. A summary of the strengths and weaknesses outlined in the preparation of the nomination, a list of opportunities and deficits and potential threats, summarises the SWOT analysis, which is a necessary starting point for the proposal section. The proposal section deals with the partial steps leading to the sustainable development of preserved values 15 in both components and their presentation to the general public. The proposal section is a set of goals, measures, and planned specific intentions based on the high potential of the building, architectural as well as intangible heritage of Žatec and the surrounding hop growing landscape. These can help raise public awareness of the region’s rich history and provide a good framework for presenting these values internationally. The nominated property can make good use of the basic legal and organisational framework that already exists. The division of the topics of individual measures into thematic groups will help to monitor and manage the commitments made. This Management Plan follows up on selected theses and objectives from the previous conceptual material prepared for the nomination "Žatec - the town of Hops", which remains generally valid and has been supplemented by topics related to the protection of the hop growing landscape. In the preparatory phase, the Management Plan’s main areas were discussed by a broad working group. From the beginning, the basic principles of this work were consulted over with the authorities of heritage care. The defined goals are realistic in terms of the protected values and further management of preserved cultural heritage. The town of Žatec, which will provide the position of, and the background for the Site Manager in the case of the property’s inscription on the World Heritage List, is fully aware of the necessary cooperation of all the key entities at national, regional, and local levels. Therefore, the Management Plan was created in cooperation with representatives of the general public, and entities that signed the Memorandum of Cooperation to prepare the nomination of the property in 2020. This has been attached, in the Czech version, with an English summary. The Management Plan was repeatedly consulted over by the Steering Group during its elaboration. It was subsequently approved by the Žatec Town Council, the supreme body of town of Žatec, and by the Zálužice Municipal Council. A. INFORMATIONS BASIC 16 17 A. BASIC INFORMATION A. INFORMATIONS BASIC 18 A BASIC INFORMATION A.1 PRINCIPAL INFORMATION OF THE PROPERTY NAME OF THE PROPERTY Žatec and the Landscape of Saaz Hops A.1.1 DRAFT STATEMENT OUTSTANDING UNIVERSAL VALUE BRIEF SYNTHESIS The nominated property Žatec and the Landscape of Saaz Hops represents an important site associated with a unique history of continuous development in cultivation, processing and international trading with the "beer spice", which is an agricultural commodity whose botanic name is hops (Humulus Lupulus L.) and which is an important ingredient in the beer brewing process all over the world. This cultural landscape is a testimony of a tradition more than 700 years old which is continuing and centres around the finest aroma hops in the world. This local variety of hops – Saaz, is the result of an extremely favourable climate and natural conditions combined with skills and knowledge of the local hop growers passed from generation to generation for centuries.