Mnichovo Hradiště
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Mnichovo Hradiště (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.
People
External links
- [Municipal website]
- [History and photos of the castle] (in Czech)
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