Mnichovo Hradiště
Mnichovo Hradiště (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmɲɪxovo ˈɦraɟɪʃcɛ]; German: Münchengrätz) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region in the Czech Republic. Its population is around 8,700.
Mnichovo Hradiště | |
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Town | |
 The castle in Mnichovo Hradiště | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Mnichovo Hradiště Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°31′17″N 14°58′25″E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Mladá Boleslav |
| First mentioned | 1279 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ondřej Lochman |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.32 km2 (13.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Population (2019-01-01[1]) | |
| • Total | 8,729 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (660/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 294 11 - 295 01 |
| Website | www.mnhradiste.cz |
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.[2]
In 2010 a factory producing cola-based drink Kofola was opened in Mnichovo Hradiště.
St. James Church from the 18th century
Mnichovo Hradiště
Austrian KK stamp, cancelled bilingual in 1887
Notable people
- Emanuel Arnold
- Vaclav Budovec of Budov
- Josef Dürich
- Leopold Kompert
- Jan Kvíčala
- Miloslav Rechcigl, Sr. was born 7 kilometres (4 mi) from here in the village of Chocnejovice.
- Jan Šverma
- Jiří Tancibudek
- Adam Zalužanský ze Zalužan&cs
Twin towns — sister cities
Mnichovo Hradiště is twinned with:[3]
References
- "Population of municipalities of the Czech republic". Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm Klein, 1967
- "Partnerská města" (in Czech). Město Mnichovo Hradiště. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
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