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Feldsberg

Valtice
Town
Valtice castle.jpg
Valtice Palace
Flag
Coat of arms
Country Czech Republic
Region South Moravian
District Břeclav
Commune Břeclav
Elevation 192 m (630 ft)
Coordinates 48°45′00″N 16°45′00″E / 48.75000°N 16.75000°E / 48.75000; 16.75000Coordinates: 48°45′00″N 16°45′00″E / 48.75000°N 16.75000°E / 48.75000; 16.75000
Area 47.85 km2 (18.47 sq mi)
Population 3,596 (1.1.2012)
Density 75/km2 (194/sq mi)
First mentioned 12th century
Mayor Jiří Petrů
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 691 42
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Name Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape
Year 1996 (#20)
Number 763
Region Europe and North America
Criteria i, ii, iv
Location in the Czech Republic
Location in the Czech Republic
Statistics: statnisprava.cz
Website: www.radnice-valtice.cz

Valtice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvalcɪtsɛ]; German: Feldsberg) is a small town in Břeclav District, South Moravian Region in the Czech Republic, close to the Austrian border.

Valtice contains one of the most impressive Baroque residences of Central Europe. It was designed as the seat of the ruling princes of Liechtenstein by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach in the early 18th century. Together with the neighbouring manor of Lednice, to which it is connected by a 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) long lime-tree avenue, Valtice forms the Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The town is located 265 kilometres (165 mi) south-east of Prague, on the railway line from Břeclav to Znojmo. In the south it borders on the Austrian municipality of Schrattenberg. Until 1919 Valtice likewise belonged to Lower Austria. The town is part of the European Centrope multinational region project established in 2003; all border controls have been abolished when the Czech Republic implemented the Schengen Agreement in 2007.

The vineyards around Valtice are a centre of Mikulovská wine production, with notable wine tasting and trade at the "Wine Salon of the Czech Republic" in Valtice Chateau.


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