HansBergLand Hopfen *

Traditional cultivation and harvesting of aroma hops in the defined area "HansBergLand”
 

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Record number: 15 
 
Disclosure date
Around 1287 first mention of hop cultivation in the „urbar“ of the monastery Wilhering
 
Title
HansBergLand Hopfen
(HansBergLand hops) 
 
Abstract or claim
Traditional cultivation and harvesting of aroma hops in the defined area "HansBergLand”, Upper Austria, whose specific climatic condition contribute to the hops’ unique flavour.
 
Name of product, product class
hops
 
Name of region
HansBergLand, Mühlviertel, Upper Austria, Austria 
 
Field of search
Food and Agriculture
 
Name(s) of information provider
Region HansBergLand
Regional Coordinator Elisabeth Pichler 
 
Names of applicant for title
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Holder of knowledge or associated resources 
Hops cultivation cooperative Neufelden.
17 hops producers in the region „Hansbergland“, which encompasses  6 municipalities (Niederwaldkirchen, St. Peter, St. Veit, St. Johann, St. Ulrich and Auberg)
 
Grantee(s), holder(s), assignee(s) or owner(s) of title, if any
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Descriptors
The first mention of hops cultivation in the region stems from the 13th century. Around 1880, hops were cultivated on an area of about 1,000 hectares in the administrative district Rohrbach. In 1938, an instruction ordered the clearings of the hops fields. From 1945 on hops were grown again and promoted by the government especially in the district Rohrbach. In 1951, the hops cooperative was established and the first contract concluded with breweries.
Nowadays, aroma hops are grown on an area of about 100 hectares, which are characterized by their unique taste and aroma.
The cone shaped flowers of hop vines contain lupulin glands, whose yellow-globules are responsible for the bitterness and aroma quality of beers. The production method is documented in detail under www.hansbergland.at 
 
Key words
Food and Agriculture, Traditional Knowledge, Austria, Upper Austria, region, Mühlviertel, Hansbergland, hops, aroma hops, Lupulin, Hansbergland Hopfen 
 
Bibliography/ References
Foundation contract of the hops cultivation cooperative of 1951
www.hansbergland.at
www.genuss-region.at 
 
Language code
German
 
Product of www.genuss-region.at
yes
 
Regional contact 
Region HansBergLand
Regionalkoordinatorin Elisabeth Pichler
4172 St. Johann/Wbg. Nr. 9/ Oberösterreich
Phone:+43(0) 7217/20 605
Mobile: +43(0) 699/ 13 90 00 00
E-Mail: info@hansbergland.at
www.hansbergland.at
  
Authors: Mag. Eva Sommer, Dr. Erhard Höbaus
 
* revised version in preparation
 

19.02.2010, Lebensministerium III/4