Mnichovo Hradiště

Mnichovo Hradiště (; ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region in the Czech Republic. Its population is around 8,700.

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

Notable people

 
Leopold Kompert

Miloslav Rechcigl, Sr. was born  from here in the village of Chocnejovice.
Jan Šverma
Jiří Tancibudek

Twin towns — sister cities

Mnichovo Hradiště is twinned with:
 Erzhausen, Germany
 Chojnów, Poland
 Incisa in Val d'Arno, Italy

References

External links

 Municipal website
 History and photos of the castle (in Czech)
Bohemian Paradise

Category:Cities and towns in the Czech Republic
Category:Castles in the Czech Republic