MODRANSKÉ MLYNÁRSTVO
Modra has a written record of developed milling since the 14th century. In the city privilege of Louis I from 1361, the fees stipulate the obligation of the townspeople of Modra to pay 60 denarii to the queen or her official every year for each mill. The origin and development of the mill was connected with the effort to use the natural energy of mountain streams. In Modra, through which three mountain streams flowed, their natural energy was used not only by water mills but also by cloth mills and wood saws. At the time of the greatest development of the Modran mill mill in the 18th and 19th centuries, there were up to 13 mills directly in Modra and its immediate surroundings, mainly in Harmony. They were divided into 5 classes. The first class included the Schediovský mill, which has survived to this day and is part of the manor house on Horná Street. Several mills still stand today, but are adopted for other purposes.
BLUE CULTURE
Works of art, whether literary, artistic or musical, were born and still come into being in the cold Modrany wine cellars or in the shade of forests above the vineyards. In Modra, many well-known Slovak artists have sought and found inspiration - writers, artists, musicians, e.g. J.Smrek, V.Šikula, I.Bizmayer, M.Polonský, Ľ.Rapoš, I.Zeljenka, G. Dusík ...
When wandering Blue, you can always visit various cultural events. Recently, the tradition of an international classical music festival called "Music Blue" was established, which takes place every June. Regular exhibitions and concerts take place in the Eunika Art Hall (former German Evangelical Church), in the Ľ.Štúr Museum, in the private Merum Gallery, in the premises of the Ľ.Štúr Cultural House, in the Malokarpatské osvetové stredisko in Modra and on Ľ. Stur.