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, 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

Mnichovo Hradiště is twinned with: