Mnichovo Gradiste , Mnichovo Gradiste ( Czech Mnichovo Hradiště ), Munich ( German Münchengrätz ) is a small town in the Mladá Boleslav district of the Central Bohemian region of the Czech Republic , a municipality with extended powers . The population is about 8500 people.
| City | |||||
| Mnichovo Gradiste | |||||
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| Czech Mnichovo Hradiště | |||||
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| A country |  Czech | ||||
| Edge | Central Bohemian | ||||
| Area | Mlada Boleslav | ||||
| Warden | Ondrej Lohman | ||||
| History and Geography | |||||
| First mention | 1279 | ||||
| Former names | Munich | ||||
| Square | 34.32 km² | ||||
| Center height | 240 m | ||||
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in summer UTC + 2 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | ▲ 8319 people ( 2012 ) | ||||
| Digital identifiers | |||||
| Postcode | 294 11 - 295 01 | ||||
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| Nutts | 536326 | ||||
| mnhradiste.cz (Czech) (esp.) | |||||
The first mention of the city dates back to 1279 . In the city there is a Renaissance castle belonging to the Waldstein family, in the castle are the remains of the famous Thirty Years General Albrecht von Wallenstein .
There is a motorway Liberec - Prague passing by the city.
In 1866, one of the battles of the Austro-Prussian war took place near the city.
Famous Natives
- Arnold, Emanuel (1800-1869) - Czech politician, radical democratic journalist, publicist, writer.
- Khodounsky, Karel (1843-1931) - Czech doctor, founder of Czech pharmacology.
- Compert, Leopold