Budweiser Bier Bürgerbräu is a German brewery with roots stretching back to 1795, when citizens of Budweis — the German name for the Bohemian city of České Budějovice — founded a brewery under this name. The brewery thus predates the more widely known Czech brewery Budějovický Budvar, which was established by Czech brewers in 1895, and both exist independently of the American Anheuser-Busch brand. The name "Budweiser" refers to the origin of the beer, meaning "from Budweis," a naming tradition with deep historical roots in the region. The brewery is today known as B.B. Bürgerbräu and continues to operate as a producer of traditional German-style lagers rooted in the brewing heritage of the Budweis region. The long history of the "Budweiser" name has made this brewery a central figure in one of the most well-known trademark disputes in the international beer world, involving Anheuser-Busch and Budějovický Budvar.