Münchenbryggeriet
Münchenbryggeriet (originally Munich's bryggeri ) is a former brewery in Stockholm , Sweden . The brewery buildings are now used as an event center.
The event center is located at Torkel Knutssonsgatan 2 on the island of Södermalm on the south bank of Riddarfjärden . It has eleven halls or rooms with a total area of 6,000 m². The entire facility comprises rooms of 50,000 m².
history
On April 18, 1857, the wholesale company CC Brusell & Co of Johan Gottlob Brunsell began producing and selling beer under the name of Munich's bryggeri-bolag . The name made reference to Munich as a city with a well-known brewing tradition. The area that is still used today was chosen as the location, which offers good access to the water over which the goods were transported. In addition, the ice of Riddarfjärden was broken in winter and used for cooling purposes in the course of the brewing process. A brick factory was previously located in this area. The owner John Erik Hörstadius sold the factory and the associated steam engine on October 7, 1855.
The brewery was an economic success. In the course of time, the facility was expanded and converted considerably. Especially in 1873. In 1877 a new brewhouse was built . In 1887 electrical lighting was installed and in 1889 a cooling machine was installed. In 1892 permission was given for a major renovation. On the night of Easter Sunday 1893, parts of the plant were under construction, a large fire broke out in which the brewery was largely destroyed.
It was rebuilt under the direction of the architect Hjalmar Karlsson and the engineer Alvin Jacobi . The striking building complex received neo-Gothic gables and also has neo-renaissance style elements . The brewery was equipped with modern equipment and successfully used modern brewing processes. Already on August 29, 1893, the production of malt beverages was resumed. In April 1896 the reconstruction was completed.
At the beginning of the 20th century it was the largest brewery in Sweden and dominated more than half of the Stockholm market. However, the competition was intense. In 1910 the brewery therefore merged with others. The new group became the largest brewery group on the Swedish east coast over the next few decades. In the western part of Sweden, however, the Pripp & Lyckholm group was strong. In 1964, the two competitors then merged to form Pripp-Bryggerierna AB. At the time of the greatest production capacity, the Münchenbryggeriet had an output of 60,000 bottles of beer per hour.
In September 1971, production at the Münchenbryggeriet site was abandoned and the brewery was relocated to Bromma . The building then served primarily for leisure and cultural activities and partly as a location for smaller companies and offices. In 1974 the city of Stockholm took over the facility and planned the complete demolition and new construction of apartment houses. The plans met with fierce opposition, led in particular by the owner of Mälarsalen AB, Hans Ryberg . Well-known Swedes such as Astrid Lindgren , Evert Taube and Per Anders Fogelström, but also renowned institutions such as the Stockholm City Museum, signed a petition to save the brewery. In a vote in the government, despite public protests, a one-vote majority decided to demolish the brewery. However, the opposition turned against it and won a majority in the 1976 election . Demolition work was stopped eleven days after the change of power. In 1979 a construction company purchased the main building of the brewery. After six years of renovation and construction costs of 200 million Swedish kronor . The property has been owned by AFA Fastigheter since 2007 .
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Coordinates: 59 ° 19 ′ 14.7 ″ N , 18 ° 3 ′ 21.5 ″ E