Mnichovo Hradiště

Mnichovo Hradiště
Town
The castle in Mnichovo Hradiště
Flag
Coat of arms
Country Czech Republic
Region Central Bohemian
District Mladá Boleslav
Commune Mnichovo Hradiště
Elevation 240 m (787 ft)
Coordinates 50°31′17″N 14°58′25″E / 50.52139°N 14.97361°E / 50.52139; 14.97361Coordinates: 50°31′17″N 14°58′25″E / 50.52139°N 14.97361°E / 50.52139; 14.97361
Area 34.32 km2 (13.25 sq mi)
Population 8,536 (2006-07-03)
Density 249/km2 (645/sq mi)
First mentioned 1279
Mayor Ondřej Lochman
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 294 11 - 295 01
Location in the Czech Republic
Wikimedia Commons: Mnichovo Hradiště
Statistics: statnisprava.cz
Website: www.mnhradiste.cz

Mnichovo Hradiště (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmɲɪxovo ˈɦraɟɪʃcɛ]; German: Münchengrätz) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region in the Czech Republic. Its population is 8,500.

History

The town was first mentioned in 1279 and contains a Renaissance castle which used to belong to the Wallenstein family. The remains of Albrecht von Wallenstein were moved from Jičín to the castle of Mnichovo Hradiště in 1723.

Until 1918, MÜNCHENGRÄTZ - MNICHOVO HRADIŠTĚ was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the district with the same name, one of the 94 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bohemia.[1]

In 2010 a factory producing cola-based drink Kofola was opened in Mnichovo Hradiště.

Austrian KK stamp, cancelled bilingual in 1887

Notable people

Twin towns — sister cities

Mnichovo Hradiště is twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967


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