- summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Area 34.32 km² Number of airports 1 | Elevation 240 m Local time Wednesday 3:49 AM | |
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Weather 4°C, Wind SW at 5 km/h, 88% Humidity Points of interest Drábské světničky, Schloss Mnichovo Hradiště, Příhrazské skály, Muzeum města Mnichovo, Tančící Les ‑ Dneboh | ||
Mnichovo Hradiště ( [ˈmɲɪxovo ˈɦraɟɪʃcɛ]; German: Münchengrätz) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region in the Czech Republic. Its population is 8,500.
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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.
In 2010 was in Mnichovo Hradiště opened a factory producing cola-based drink Kofola.
Notable people
Twin towns — sister cities
Mnichovo Hradiště is twinned with:
References
Mnichovo Hradiště Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA