national park
Bohemian Paradise
Protected landscape of sandstone rock towns, gorges and ruined castles northeast of Prague, threaded by narrow scenic country roads.
15 km · about 30 min drive
EuropeCzechiaCentral Bohemia
Mnichovo Hradiště
Central Bohemia, Czechia · Europe
About Mnichovo Hradiště
Mnichovo Hradiště is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Bakov nad Jizerou, 15km from Bohemian Paradise.
Mnichovo Hradiště is in Central Bohemia, Czechia, with about 8,400 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Bakov nad Jizerou, about 5 km away.
Mnichovo Hradiště (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmɲɪxovo ˈɦraɟɪʃcɛ]; German: Münchengrätz) is a town in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 9,100 inhabitants. The town is located in the Jičín Uplands on the left bank of the Jizera River.
Mnichovo Hradiště was founded inRead more
the 13th century by the Cistercian monks. The history of Mnichovo Hradiště is connected primarily with the Waldstein family, who have owned it continuously since 1621. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. The main landmark of the town is the Mnichovo Hradiště Castle, protected as a national cultural monument.
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What is there to see near Mnichovo Hradiště?
Within an hour or so of Mnichovo Hradiště: Bohemian Paradise (15 km), Jested Tower (23 km), Panská skála (44 km), Krkonose National Park (49 km).
Are there any good drives near Mnichovo Hradiště?
The nearest famous roads are Road of a Hundred Bends.
Where is Mnichovo Hradiště?
Mnichovo Hradiště is in Central Bohemia, Czechia, about 5 km from Bakov nad Jizerou.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 8,368
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Czechia
- Region
- Central Bohemia
- Timezone
- Europe/Prague
- Coordinates
- 50.5272, 14.9713
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Motorway vignette required. Zero alcohol limit for drivers.
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Worth the detour from Mnichovo Hradiště
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
Jested Tower
A rocket-shaped 1970s hotel and TV tower crowning the 1,012 m summit above Liberec, reached by a twisting mountain road with sweeping views over Bohemia: an icon of Czech modernist architecture.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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Panská skála
Bohemia's oldest protected geological site (1933): a hillside of hexagonal basalt columns up to 12 m tall arranged like organ pipes, right beside the road at Kamenický Šenov. Famous from the Czech fairy-tale film Three Wishes for Cinderella.
44 km · about 50 min drive
national park
Krkonose National Park
Czechia's oldest national park along the Polish border, with high moorland, the source of the Elbe and mountain roads to Spindleruv Mlyn.
49 km · about 55 min drive
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Krkonoše (Giant Mountains)
The highest mountains in the Czech Republic along the Polish border, a UNESCO biosphere reserve with Sněžka peak and dramatic glacial cirques.
58 km · about 65 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Snezka
Czechia's highest peak in the Krkonose, reached by chairlift and ridge trails with views into Poland.
59 km · about 70 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Sniezka
Highest peak of the Karkonosze range at 1603 metres on the Polish-Czech border, topped by a distinctive disc-shaped meteorological observatory.
59 km · about 70 min drive
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Bohemian Switzerland National Park
A mesmerizing landscape of deep gorges, towering sandstone pillars, and dense forests in the Czech-German borderlands along the Elbe River.
60 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Mnichovo Hradiště
- 23 kmJested TowerA rocket-shaped 1970s hotel and TV tower crowning the 1,012 m summit above Liberec, reached by a twisting mountain road with sweeping views over Bohemia: an icon of Czech modernist architecture.
- 59 kmSnezkaCzechia's highest peak in the Krkonose, reached by chairlift and ridge trails with views into Poland.
- 59 kmSniezkaHighest peak of the Karkonosze range at 1603 metres on the Polish-Czech border, topped by a distinctive disc-shaped meteorological observatory.
Driving in Czech Republic
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.48/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
- Vignette
- Required, around €11 for a short-stay sticker
When to drive here
April to October
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