| Mnichovice | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Prague-East |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.9367°N 14.7125°W |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Margita Valentová |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1135 |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.32 |
| Elevation M: | 361 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 4095 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 251 64 |
Mnichovice is a town in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,100 inhabitants.
The villages of Božkov and Myšlín are administrative parts of Mnichovice.
Mnichovice is located about southeast of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at 478m (1,568feet) above sea level. The Mnichovka Stream flows through the town.
The first written mention of Mnichovice is from 1134. The village was founded by monks from the Sázava Monastery, who founded here a Romanesque basilica in 1140. In 1420, Mnichovice became a market town. After the monastery was conquered by the Hussites in 1421, the market town became their property, then it was acquired by the Kostka of Postupice family in 1422. Mnichovice was badly damaged by fires in 1531 and 1631, and it was also devastated during the Thirty Years' War in 1638. Further fires damaged the market town in 1746, 1751 and 1865–1872.[2]
From 1852 to 1945, Mnichovice had the title of a town. Its town status was restored in 2000.[2]
The D1 motorway from Prague to Brno runs along the western municipal border just outside the municipal territory.
The main landmark of Mnichovice is the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. The original Romanesque church was rebuilt in the Gothic style around 1330, then it was rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1746–1754.[2] [3]