The claim
Beside the Těrlicko reservoir in Czech Silesia, this old roadside tavern claims a first written mention in 1268 and a place in the Czech Book of Records as the country's oldest pub. Rebuilt in 1691 after a fire, it survived bandits and the Thirty Years' War. It now pairs a medieval-style taproom with Czech cooking, terraces and hotel rooms.
What the records show
The 1268 record is a charter of 12 May 1268 in which Duke Vladislav of Opole renewed the rights of the Benedictines of Orlová, among them a tavern (taberna) at Těrlicko alongside those at Žukov and Ostrava; Czech Wikipedia cites Prasek, Dějiny knížectví Těšínského (1894), p. 40. That is a tavern in a charter, not a house or an owner, at the claimed date. Two caveats stay: the charter names the estate's tavern rather than the standing building, which burned in 1682 and was rebuilt in 1691, and unbroken trading since 1268 is not demonstrated.
| Year | What | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1268 | Claimed founding | The pub |
| c.1691 | Present building | Building fabric |
| 1268 | First record of a drinking house here | Wikipedia |
What to look for inside
- Named in a charter dated 12 June 1268 by the district archive, 12 May by other accounts
- On the carters' road between Opava and Těšín
- Burned 1682, rebuilt 1691
- A cultural monument since 1974
- Lakeside terraces on the Těrlicko dam
Visiting
Jaškovská krčma is in Těrlicko, Czechia, at Horní Těrlicko 242, 735 42 Těrlicko. We do not list opening times, because they change; the pub’s own site is the place to check before you set out.
Sources
- www.patriotmagazin.cz/nesmrtelne-hospody-nejstarsi-hospoda-ceska-jaskovska-krcma-prezila-zbojniky-i-tricetiletou-valku
- www.kudyznudy.cz/aktivity/jaskovska-krcma-v-terlicku-nejstarsi-krcma-ve-sle
- www.jaskovskakrcma.cz/
- cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%C5%A1kovsk%C3%A1_kr%C4%8Dma
- www.hrady.cz/jaskovska-krcma-terlicko
- www.archives.cz/web/resources/soka_karvina/Jaskovska_krcma.pdf
- jaskovskakrcma.cz/category/aktuality/
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