The city that went to war over beer

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 https://incompetech.com/ Creative Commons Attribution licence Maps created with data from: OpenStreetMap https://openstreetmap.org --------- Become a channel member for bonus content: https://www.youtube.com/@rewboss/join Send letters and postcards to: Rewboss Postfach 10 06 29 63704 Aschaffenburg Germany Please don't send parcels or packages, or anything that has to be signed for.