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Jerzy Franciszek Kulczycki of the Sas coat of arms (German: Georg Franz Kolschitzky, Ukrainian: Юрій-Франц Кульчицький, romanized: Yurii-Frants Kulchytskyi; 1640 – February 19, 1694) was a Polish nobleman, diplomat, and spy during the Great Turkish War of Ukrainian origin.
- Heroism during the Battle of Vienna. Opening one of the first coffee house in Vienna
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Jan 18, 2010 · Franz Georg Kolschitzky claimed the coffee as the spoils of war, and opened a coffee house. Apparently, he had lived in Turkey and was the only person who recognized the value in the beans. He introduced the idea of filtering coffee, as well as the softening the brew with milk and sugar.
Jerzy Franciszek Kulczycki of the Sas coat of arms (German: Georg Franz Kolschitzky, Ukrainian: Юрій-Франц Кульчицький, romanized: Yurii-Frants Kulchytskyi; 1640 – February 19, 1694) was a Polish nobleman, diplomat, and spy during the Great Turkish War. For his actions at the 1683 Battle of Vienna, when he managed to get out of the besieged city to seek help, he was ...
- 1683 - The Beginning of Viennese Coffee House Culture
- Traditions Evolve
- Literature Cafés and Coffee House Literature
- Destruction of Jewish Coffee House Culture
- Post-War Crisis
- Positive Outlook
The history of Viennese coffee house culture is closely linked to the end of the Siege of Vienna in 1683. Legend has it that the Viennese citizen Georg Franz Kolschitzky (1640 - 1694) was the first to obtain a licence to serve coffee in the city following his heroic actions during the Siege of Vienna. The coffee beans left behind by the Turks were ...
The first coffee houses already had several of the characteristics that are still typical of a Viennese-style coffee house today. Waiters served a glass of water with every cup of coffee and they were equipped with card games and pool tables. In 1720, the Kramersches Kaffeehauscoffee house in Vienna’s city centre was the first to put out newspapers...
Around 1890 Café Griensteidl became the regular meeting venue of a group of literary figures called "Jung Wien" (Young Vienna). An illustrious group of young writers such as Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Karl Kraus and Arthur Schnitzlermet at the café and gave birth to coffee house literature. However, the writers did not limit their attention to just one...
In 1938, the Nazis seized coffee houses owned by Jews, mainly in Vienna’s 2nddistrict. They had been a lively counterpart to the more ostentatious coffee houses of the first district and a second home for many Jewish intellectuals and artists.
In the 1950s, Viennese coffee houses plunged into a crisis. Italian-style espresso bars became more and more popular, and traditional coffee houses were increasingly considered old-fashioned. Up to the 1980s, many long-established Viennese-style coffee houses had to close down.
In 1983, the tradition was revived when Viennese coffee houses celebrated their 300th anniversary and many Viennese started to remember the unique qualities of their coffee houses. In 2011, Viennese coffee house culture was included by the UNESCOin the national inventory of intangible cultural heritage.
Hof zur Blauen Flasche (the House Under the Blue Bottle) is, according to legend, one of the first coffee houses in Vienna, Austria. It was founded in 1683 by the Pole Jerzy Franciszek Kulczycki, a hero of the Battle of Vienna. [1] [2] According to legend, the Blue Bottle was Vienna's first-ever coffeehouse.
Dates of Life vermutlich 1640 – 1694 Place of death Wien Occupation Kaffeesieder in Wien Religious Denomination katholisch Authority Data GND: 119458632 | OGND | VIAF: 24627685
