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Klášter Hradisko | |
Monastery information | |
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Other names | Klášterní Hradisko, Hradiště, Moravský Escorial |
Order | Order of Saint Benedict (until 1151) Premonstratensians (until 1784) |
Established | 3 February 1078 |
Disestablished | 18 August 1784 |
Dedicated to | Saint John |
People | |
Founder(s) | Otto I of Olomouc and wife Euphemia of Hungary |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Olomouc military hospital and public heritage site |
Heritage designation | 262/1995 |
Designated date | 16 August 1995 |
Architect | Giovanni Pietro Tencalla |
Style | Italian Mannerism (northern part of the monastery) and High Baroque (Prelature building) |
Site | |
Location | Olomouc, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic |
Coordinates | 49°36′22″N 17°15′55″E / 49.60611°N 17.26528°E |
Other information | Czech Heritage Site |
Hradisko Monastery or Monastery Hradisko (Czech language: Klášter Hradisko or Klášterní Hradisko, or simply Hradiště; colloquially also: Moravský Escorial, English: Castle Monastery or Hillfort Monastery) is a former monastery and a former village north-east of the city of Olomouc, nowadays a suburb of Olomouc. Originally a Benedictine monastery, from the mid-12th century a Premonstratensian monastery, located in the historical principality of Moravia and Margraviate of Moravia, now part of present-day Czech Republic. The large complex occupies an area of more than one hectare, since 1995 declared a cultural heritage site and is occupied by the Olomouc military hospital.