Mnichovo Hradište
Encyclopedia
Mnichovo Hradiště (ˈmɲɪxovo ˈɦraɟɪʃcɛ; ) 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.
Central Bohemian Region
Central Bohemian Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the central part of its historical region of Bohemia. Its administrative center is placed in the Czech capital Prague , which lies in the center of the region...
in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. Its population is 8,500.
The town was first mentioned in 1279 and contains a Renaissance
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
castle
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
which used to belong to the Wallenstein family. The remains of Albrecht von Wallenstein
Albrecht von Wallenstein
Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein , actually von Waldstein, was a Bohemian soldier and politician, who offered his services, and an army of 30,000 to 100,000 men during the Danish period of the Thirty Years' War , to the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II...
were moved from Jičín
Jicín
Jičín is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It lies approximately 85 km northeast of Prague in the scenic region of the Bohemian Paradise under the Prachov Rocks ....
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.
People
- Emanuel Arnold
- Vaclav Budovec of Budov
- Josef Dürich
- Karel Hruša
- František Arnošt Koller
- Leopold KompertLeopold KompertLeopold Kompert was a Bohemian Jewish writer. He was born in Mnichovo Hradiště , Bohemia, and died in Vienna....
- Jan Kvicala
- Miloslav Rechcigl, Sr.Miloslav Rechcigl, Sr.Miloslav Rechcigl, Sr. was a Czech politician, miller, business executive and editor for Radio Free Europe.He was born in Chocnejovice, a village in the Mladá Boleslav District, Czechoslovakia, on May 13, 1904. Rechcigl was an active member of the Agrarian Party in Czechoslovakia before the World...
was born 7 kilometers from here in the village of Chocnejovice. - Jan ŠvermaJan ŠvermaJan Šverma was a Czechoslovak political activist, considered a national hero during the communist regime....
- Jiří TancibudekJiří TancibudekJiří Tancibudek AM was a Czech-born Australian oboist, conductor and teacher of great renown in his adopted country and elsewhere. His obituary in the Adelaide Review, titled "Prince of the oboe", said of his playing:-Biography:...
- Adam Zalužanský ze Zalužan