Plague Column, Mnichovo Hradiste, Czech Republic
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N 50° 31.356 E 014° 58.440
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Plague Column in Mnichovo Hradiste
Waymark Code: WMEX8C
Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 07/17/2012
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Mnichovo Hradište is a town in the Central Bohemian Region in the Czech Republic.
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 Jicín to the castle of Mnichovo Hradište 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.
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