Wolnzach (, locally ) is a

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in the district of Pfaffenhofen in

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. It is also a "seal district" (''"Siegelbezirk"'') of the hop-planting area

Hallertau The Hallertau or Holledau is an area in Bavaria, Germany. With an area of 178 km², it is listed as the largest continuous hop-planting area in the world.Bentley, James; Catling, Christopher; & Locke, Tim (1994). ''Munich and Bavaria''. Chicago: ...

, and home of important hops-related institutions such as the German Hops Museum (''"Deutsches Hopfenmuseum"'') and the Hop Research Center Hüll.

History

Wolnzach was first mentioned in the foundation document of

Wessobrunn Abbey Wessobrunn Abbey (Kloster Wessobrunn) was a Benedictine monastery near Weilheim in Bavaria, Germany. It is celebrated as the home of the famous Wessobrunn Prayer and also of a Baroque school of stucco workers and plasterers in the 18th century ...

in 756, by the name of ''Wolamotesaha''. In 1150 there occurs the first documentary reference to Wolnzach as the site of a market. In 1926, the German Hop Research Society established a research site in Hüll near Wolnzach, which would develop into the Hop Research Center Hüll in 1962. The German Hop Museum was founded in 2002. Alois Dallmayr, former owner of the famous

Dallmayr Alois Dallmayr, usually abbreviated to ''Dallmayr'', is the largest delicatessen business in Europe and one of the best-known German coffee brands: The company has a history of over 300 years and is still in family ownership today. The corporate ...

food store in Munich originated from Wolnzach.

Twin towns

Wolnzach is

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with

Poperinge Poperinge (; french: Poperinghe, ； vls, Poperienge) is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders, Flemish Region, and has a history going back to medieval times. The municipality comprises the town of Poperinge p ...

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since 1965.

References

External links

German Hops Museum, Wolnzach
Pfaffenhofen (district) {{Pfaffenhofendistrict-geo-stub