Mnichovo Hradiště
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Mnichovo Hradiště | |||
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Country | Czech Republic | ||
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Region | Central Bohemian | ||
District | Mladá Boleslav | ||
Commune | Mnichovo Hradiště | ||
Elevation | 240 m (787 ft) | ||
Coordinates | |||
Area | 34.32 km² (13.25 sq mi) | ||
Population | 8,536 (2006-07-03) | ||
Density | 249 /km² (645 /sq mi) | ||
First mentioned | 1279 | ||
Mayor | Jaroslav Myška | ||
Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
- summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Postal code | 294 11 - 295 01 | ||
Wikimedia Commons: Mnichovo Hradiště | |||
Statistics: statnisprava.cz | |||
Website: www.mnhradiste.cz | |||
Mnichovo Hradiště (IPA: [ˈmɲɪxovo ˈɦraɟɪʃcɛ]; German: Münchengrätz) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region in the Czech Republic. Its population is 8,500.
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.
The town is notable as it is where Prussia, Austria and Russia signed the Munchengratz Agreement in September 1833. This established a three-power alliance to "support conservative causes" in Europe and the wider world. To counter the Munchengratz Agreement, Britain, France, Spain and Portugal signed the Quadruple Treaty in April 1834. This established the idea of two opposing power blocs in European politics for the first time. The first major event in which the two sides opposed each other was the Portuguese throne crisis of 1833-39.
[edit] People
- Emanuel Arnold
- Vaclav Budovec of Budov
- [Josef Dürich]
- Karel Hruša
- František Arnošt Koller
- Leopold Kompert
- Jan Kvicala
- Miloslav Rechcigl, Sr. was born 7 kilometers from here in the village of Chocnejovice.
- Jan Šverma
- Jiří Tancibudek
- Adam Zalužanský ze Zalužan