Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago

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It may seem like an obscure border town on the easternmost extremity of Germany, but Görlitz was once an important and wealthy city of trade. You have probably already seen parts of it without knowing, but few people may have heard of the Beer War of 1491.

Chapters:
00:00 Görlitz: A brief introduction
01:33 How the Beer War began
03:04 A feud is declared
04:21 The city hall
06:03 Görliwood
06:58 The Beer War escalates
07:33 The city walls
08:37 A diplomatic solution
09:13 Growth and decay
10:18 A divided city
11:55 Tips for visitors


Music:

"On My Way Home"
by the 126ers
YouTube Audio Library

"Style Funk"
"Hot Swing"
by Kevin MacLeod incompetech.com
Creative Commons Attribution licence


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OpenStreetMap openstreetmap.org

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