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:''This article is for the brewery, for the beer it produces, see Pilsner Urquell'' Pilsner Urquell Brewery ((チェコ語:Plzeňský Prazdroj, a. s.), ) is a brewery in Plzeň, the Bohemian city which is known as the birthplace of the Pilsener beer style in general, and for Pilsner Urquell, since 1898 the name of the main product of this brewery. Pilsner Urquell was the world’s first-ever blond lager,〔(German Beer Institute, PILS )〕 making it the inspiration for more than two-thirds of the beer produced in the world today (which are still called pils, pilsner and pilsener).〔(University of Economics Prague, Brewery tour of Pilsner Urquell )〕 Both ''Plzeňský Prazdroj'' and ''Pilsner Urquell'' can be roughly translated into English as "the Fountainhead at Pilsen" or "the original source of Pilsner". == History == The brewery was founded in 1839 by both local Czech-speaking and German-speaking citizens in Bohemian city of Plzeň as ドイツ語:''Bürgerbrauerei'' (citizens' brewery, later translated to ''Měšťanský pivovar'' in Czech). The first beer was brewed here in 1842 by Bavarian brewer Josef Groll. In 1859, “Pilsner Bier”〔(Plzeňský Prazdroj, a. s )〕 was registered as a brand name at the local Chamber of Commerce and Trade. In 1869, a competitor was founded as a joint stock company, later known as Gambrinus. In 1898 the ''Urquell'' (''Prazdroj'') trade mark was created, to underline the claim of being the older, original source of Pilsner beer. In 1918, when the Austrian Empire ceased to exist, Czechs took over control, and soon began renaming cities, companies and products alike to give them Czech-language names. In 1946, communists took over, nationalising the remaining two breweries, ''Měšťansky pivovar'' (the Citizens' brewery), and ''Plzeňské akciové pivovary'' (PAP, the stock company), merging them into the single ''Plzeňské pivovary'' (Pilsen breweries). After the fall of communism in late 1989, the brewery was turned into a public share company, then renamed in 1994 after the Czech name of their famous beer, ''Plzeňský Prazdroj''. In 1999, they started to merge with '' Pivovar Radegast a.s.'' and ''Pivovar Velké Popovice a. s.''. The brewery has been part of the SABMiller group of companies (at the time South African Breweries) since 1999.〔(History of Plzensky Prazdroj ), www.prazdroj.cz〕 It has been the largest exporter of beer produced in the Czech Republic since 2000 when production surpassed that of Budějovický Budvar.〔(Historie a.s. Plzeňský Prazdroj ), www.pivovary.info 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pilsner Urquell Brewery」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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