Valtice

Valtice
Town
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
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.