Žatec, a hop-growing town in North Bohemia, has failed to get on the list
of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, but it has been encouraged by the
respective committee assessing nominations to try again and broaden the
arguments in favour of its nomination.
The candidacy was submitted in January of last year and based on the
town’s specialization in processing of hops.
The Czech Republic has 12 listings on the UNESCO World Heritage Sites,
among them the historic centre of Prague, Telč, Český Krumlov,Litomyšl
Castle, the Villa Tugenhadt in Brno and most recently, in 2003, the Jewish
Quarter in Třebíč.