The story
The first written mention of Hradiště is from 1279. It was founded by monks from the nearby Cistercian monastery in Klášter Hradiště nad Jizerou. The monastery owned the town until 1420, when both the monastery and the town were burned down by the Orebites. After the Hussite Wars, properties of the monastery were divided among various noble families. Since then, the owners of Hradiště have often changed. The owners included Jan Čapek of Sány, Mikuláš Berka of Dubá, Old Town of Prague and Jan of Vartenberk.
From the end of the 16th century, the town was owned by the Budovec of Budov family. Václav Budovec of Budov was executed in 1621. After his death, the Hradiště estate was acquired by Albrecht von Wallenstein, who soon gave it to his relative Maxmilián of Waldstein. At the end of the 17th century, Hradiště became the centre of an extensive estate. In the 18th century, the town developed rapidly. New houses and representative buildings were built, culture and education were supported and a Jewish community was established. The Waldstein family owned the estate until 1945.
On 28 June 1866, during the Austro-Prussian War, the Battle of Münchengrätz took place near the town. The royal Prussian forces were victorious over the Austrian Empire.
Until 1918 the town was part of Austria-Hungary and was the centre of a district, which was one of the 94 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bohemia.
From Wikipedia’s article on Mnichovo Hradiště, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4