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In order to make the settlers within the city walls tasty around 900 AD, they were granted the privilege of brewing rights. That is, the right to brew beer and to pave and mortise in the city and on the office. This right rested alone on the house of the new citizen and could only be inherited along with it. In Köthen, which has always been characterized more by agriculture than by craft, there were well over 100 brewing rights. The "beer penny" was therefore a solid source of income for the city. 1historischhh brauerei-lkw-1861 In 1839 the city was forced and banned. Free competition was thus paving the way. In 1861, Friedrich Dambacher bought all brewing rights and founded a modern brewery. 1883 emerged from the flourishing brewing business, the stock brewery Cöthen (ABC). In 2003, the Köthener Brauerei GmbH, which was built in 1992 from the former Köthen brewery, moved from the historic walls to a modern, newly built logistics center.