Lednice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈlɛdɲɪtsɛ]; German: Eisgrub) is a municipality and village in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants. It is known as part of Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  Lednice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 48°47′59″N 16°48′12″E / 48.79972°N 16.80333°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Moravian |
| District | Břeclav |
| First mentioned | 1222 |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.27 km2 (12.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 173 m (568 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 2,259 |
| • Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 691 44 |
| Website | www |
| Official name | Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape |
| Criteria | i, ii, iv |
| Reference | 763 |
| Inscription | 1996 (20th Session) |
Administrative parts
editThe village of Nejdek is an administrative part of Lednice.
Geography
editLednice is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) northwest of Břeclav and 45 km (28 mi) south of Brno. It lies in a flat landscape in the Lower Morava Valley. The Thaya River flows through the northern part of the municipal territory. Stará Dyje and Zámecká Dyje, which are canals of the Thaya, also flow through the territory.
There are several large fishponds. Their territory, together with the immediate surroundings, is protected as the Lednické rybníky National Nature Reserve.[2]
History
editThe first written mention of Lednice is from 1222 under its Latin name Izgruobi, as a property of the Weisen/Orphanus family. In the mid-13th century, it was passed into the hands of the House of Liechtenstein and its fortunes had been tied inseparably to the members of this noble family.[3]
Demographics
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Economy
editLednice is known for viticulture and wine-making. The municipality lies in the Mikulovská wine subregion.
Transport
editLednice is the terminus of the short Břeclav–Lednice railway line that operates only on weekends from April to October. The line is operated with old rolling stock - steam engine pulled trains or diesel cars.
Sights
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In 1996, the Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as "an exceptional example of the designed landscape that evolved in the Enlightenment and afterwards under the care of a single family."[6] Lednice contains a palace and the second largest castle park in the country, which covers 170 km2 (66 sq mi).[7]
The Lednice Castle was originally a Renaissance villa. In the 17th century it became a summer residence of the ruling Princes of Liechtenstein. The estate house, designed and furbished by baroque architects Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, Domenico Martinelli, and Anton Johan Ospel, proclaimed rural luxury on the grandest scale. In 1846–1858, it was extensively rebuilt in the neo-Gothic style under the supervision of Georg Wingelmüller.[3]
The surrounding park is laid out in an English garden style and contains a range of Romantic follies by Joseph Hardtmuth, including the solitary 60 metres (200 ft) high minaret from 1802, which is the tallest outside the Muslim world.[8]
Notable people
edit- Princess Aloysia of Liechtenstein (1838–1920), Catholic worker
- Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1840–1929), monarch
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Lednické rybníky" (in Czech). Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Lednice. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Decision: CONF 201 VIII.C; Inscription: The Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape (Czech Republic)". unesco.org. UNESCO. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Lednický park". turistika.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Lednický minaret je se svými šedesáti metry nejvyšší mimo islámské země" (in Czech). Novinky.cz. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
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