Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape (or Lednice-Valtice Region or Lednice-Valtice Complex, in Czech, Lednicko-valtický areál) is a 283.09 km² natural-cultural complex in the Czech Republic, South Moravian Region, near Břeclav and Mikulov, next to the Pálava Biosphere Reserve. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996.[1].
History and description
Over the centuries, the region was transformed by the local lords, the House of Liechtenstein, who created a huge landscape park with two centres:.
• - the castle and village of Valtice (German: Eisgrub).
• - the castle and village of Lednice (German: Feldsberg).
These two towns have been linked by the so-called Bezruč Avenue since 1715. There is also a third town, Hlohovec&action=edit&redlink=1 "Hlohovec (Czech Republic) (not yet written)"). Between Lednice, Valtice and Hlohovec are the Lednice ponds (Czech: Lednické rybníky / German: Eisgruber Teiche) which are called Mlýnský, Prostřední, Hlohovecký and Nesyt. A substantial part of the complex is covered by a pine forest (Boří les) and partly by a riparian forest along the Dyje River.
In addition, the complex stands out for a series of small pavilions "Pavilion (architecture)") scattered throughout its area, which often served as hunting pavilions.[2].
In the gardens or vicinity of Lednice:.
• - John's Castle (in Czech: Janohrad / in German: Hansenburg): neo-Gothic "artificial ruins" (in Czech, umělá zřícenina; German, künstliche Ruine) resembling a castle, built between 1801 and 1808.
• - the Minaret (Minaret): a 62-meter-high Moorish-style structure in the garden of Lednice Castle (completed in 1804), serves as an observation tower.
• - the Obelisk (Obelisk): erected in memory of the peace treaty of Campo Formio (1798).
Complex cultural landscape
Introduction
Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape (or Lednice-Valtice Region or Lednice-Valtice Complex, in Czech, Lednicko-valtický areál) is a 283.09 km² natural-cultural complex in the Czech Republic, South Moravian Region, near Břeclav and Mikulov, next to the Pálava Biosphere Reserve. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996.[1].
History and description
Over the centuries, the region was transformed by the local lords, the House of Liechtenstein, who created a huge landscape park with two centres:.
• - the castle and village of Valtice (German: Eisgrub).
• - the castle and village of Lednice (German: Feldsberg).
These two towns have been linked by the so-called Bezruč Avenue since 1715. There is also a third town, Hlohovec&action=edit&redlink=1 "Hlohovec (Czech Republic) (not yet written)"). Between Lednice, Valtice and Hlohovec are the Lednice ponds (Czech: Lednické rybníky / German: Eisgruber Teiche) which are called Mlýnský, Prostřední, Hlohovecký and Nesyt. A substantial part of the complex is covered by a pine forest (Boří les) and partly by a riparian forest along the Dyje River.
In addition, the complex stands out for a series of small pavilions "Pavilion (architecture)") scattered throughout its area, which often served as hunting pavilions.[2].
In the gardens or vicinity of Lednice:.
• - John's Castle (in Czech: Janohrad / in German: Hansenburg): neo-Gothic "artificial ruins" (in Czech, umělá zřícenina; German, künstliche Ruine) resembling a castle, built between 1801 and 1808.
• - (): a 62-meter-high Moorish-style structure in the garden of Lednice Castle (completed in 1804), serves as an observation tower.
• - the Rendezvous or Temple of Diana (Randez-vous / Dianatempel): a classicist arch-shaped hunting lodge "Arch (architecture)") built between 1810 and 1813 in commemoration of the diplomatic work of Prince Johann I Josef during the Peace Treaty of Pressburg. At the top there is a set of rooms originally intended for hunters to rest.[3].
• - Saint Hubertus Chapel (Kaple svatého Huberta / Hubertuskapelle): a neo-Gothic column-shaped structure from the 1850s dedicated to the patron saint of hunters, located in the pine forest.
• - the Border House (Hraniční zámeček / Grenzschlösschen): a classicist pavilion built in 1827 directly above the former border (until 1920) between Lower Austria and Moravia.
• - the Temple of the Three Graces (Tři Grácie / Drei Grazien): a semicircular "Gallery (architecture)") gallery with allegorical statues of the sciences and the Muses and a sculpture of the Three Graces from 1825.
• - the New Farm (Nový dvůr / Neuhof): a classicist farm completed in 1809, used at first for sheep breeding and today for horse breeding.
• - the Temple of Apollo (Apollónův chrám / Apollo Tempel): a classicist hunting lodge from 1817, on the banks of the Lednice ponds.
• - Pond House (Rybniční zámeček / Teichschlösschen): on the shore of one of the Lednice ponds.
• - Hunting Lodge (Lovecký zámeček / Jagdschlösschen): a classicist house from 1806.
In the gardens or vicinity of Valtice:.
• - the Theater (Divadlo / Theater): small court theater built in 1790 and inaugurated by Emperor Leopold II, restored between 2014 and 2015.[4].
• - the Winter Riding Arena (Zimní jízdárna / Winterreithalle): a large room that served as a riding arena for equestrian exercises built at the beginning of the century.[4].
• - the Colonnade (Kolonáda Na Rajstně / Kolonnade auf dem Reisten): a classicist colonnade in the form of a gazebo at the top of the Reistenberg hill above Valtice built between 1812-1823 by Prince Johann I Josef in honor of his father Franz Josef I and his brothers Ludwig I and Philipp. It is located on the current border (since 1919) between South Moravia (Czechia) and Lower Austria (Austria).[3].
In the vicinity of Breclav:.
• - Pohansko hunting lodge: an Empire-style hunting lodge completed after 1812, it contains an exhibition from the Břeclav Civic Museum. In the vicinity there is an important archaeological site of the remains of Great Moravia and reconstructed parts of the Czechoslovak border fortifications.
• - the Lány hunting lodge (German: Auf den Lahnen): a neoclassical style hunting lodge from the beginning of the century.
• - Kordiovský, Emil - Klanicová Evženie (eds.), Město Břeclav, Muzejní a vlastivědná společnost, Brno (2001).
• - Památkový ústav v Brně: text on the back of a tourist map, Shocart, Zlín (1998).
• - Wikimedia Commons hosts a multimedia category on Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape.
• - This work contains a translation derived from «Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape» from English Wikipedia, published by its editors under the GNU Free Documentation License and the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
References
[1] ↑ «Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape». UNESCO Culture Sector. Consultado el 21 de enero de 2013.: http://whc.unesco.org/es/list/763
[2] ↑ El término zámeček (en alemán, Schlösschen, literalmente «pequeño castillo») se traduce aquí como una «mansión» o un «pabellón de caza» (en checo, lovecký zámeček; en alemán, Jagdschlösschen), si servía para cazar.
[3] ↑ a b «Valtice». www.zamek-valtice.cz (en inglés). Consultado el 19 de octubre de 2020.: https://www.zamek-valtice.cz/en
[4] ↑ a b «Valtice». www.zamek-valtice.cz (en inglés). Consultado el 19 de octubre de 2020.: https://www.zamek-valtice.cz/en
the Minaret
Minaret
• - the Obelisk (Obelisk): erected in memory of the peace treaty of Campo Formio (1798).
• - the Rendezvous or Temple of Diana (Randez-vous / Dianatempel): a classicist arch-shaped hunting lodge "Arch (architecture)") built between 1810 and 1813 in commemoration of the diplomatic work of Prince Johann I Josef during the Peace Treaty of Pressburg. At the top there is a set of rooms originally intended for hunters to rest.[3].
• - Saint Hubertus Chapel (Kaple svatého Huberta / Hubertuskapelle): a neo-Gothic column-shaped structure from the 1850s dedicated to the patron saint of hunters, located in the pine forest.
• - the Border House (Hraniční zámeček / Grenzschlösschen): a classicist pavilion built in 1827 directly above the former border (until 1920) between Lower Austria and Moravia.
• - the Temple of the Three Graces (Tři Grácie / Drei Grazien): a semicircular "Gallery (architecture)") gallery with allegorical statues of the sciences and the Muses and a sculpture of the Three Graces from 1825.
• - the New Farm (Nový dvůr / Neuhof): a classicist farm completed in 1809, used at first for sheep breeding and today for horse breeding.
• - the Temple of Apollo (Apollónův chrám / Apollo Tempel): a classicist hunting lodge from 1817, on the banks of the Lednice ponds.
• - Pond House (Rybniční zámeček / Teichschlösschen): on the shore of one of the Lednice ponds.
• - Hunting Lodge (Lovecký zámeček / Jagdschlösschen): a classicist house from 1806.
In the gardens or vicinity of Valtice:.
• - the Theater (Divadlo / Theater): small court theater built in 1790 and inaugurated by Emperor Leopold II, restored between 2014 and 2015.[4].
• - the Winter Riding Arena (Zimní jízdárna / Winterreithalle): a large room that served as a riding arena for equestrian exercises built at the beginning of the century.[4].
• - the Colonnade (Kolonáda Na Rajstně / Kolonnade auf dem Reisten): a classicist colonnade in the form of a gazebo at the top of the Reistenberg hill above Valtice built between 1812-1823 by Prince Johann I Josef in honor of his father Franz Josef I and his brothers Ludwig I and Philipp. It is located on the current border (since 1919) between South Moravia (Czechia) and Lower Austria (Austria).[3].
In the vicinity of Breclav:.
• - Pohansko hunting lodge: an Empire-style hunting lodge completed after 1812, it contains an exhibition from the Břeclav Civic Museum. In the vicinity there is an important archaeological site of the remains of Great Moravia and reconstructed parts of the Czechoslovak border fortifications.
• - the Lány hunting lodge (German: Auf den Lahnen): a neoclassical style hunting lodge from the beginning of the century.
• - Kordiovský, Emil - Klanicová Evženie (eds.), Město Břeclav, Muzejní a vlastivědná společnost, Brno (2001).
• - Památkový ústav v Brně: text on the back of a tourist map, Shocart, Zlín (1998).
• - Wikimedia Commons hosts a multimedia category on Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape.
• - This work contains a translation derived from «Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape» from English Wikipedia, published by its editors under the GNU Free Documentation License and the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
References
[1] ↑ «Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape». UNESCO Culture Sector. Consultado el 21 de enero de 2013.: http://whc.unesco.org/es/list/763
[2] ↑ El término zámeček (en alemán, Schlösschen, literalmente «pequeño castillo») se traduce aquí como una «mansión» o un «pabellón de caza» (en checo, lovecký zámeček; en alemán, Jagdschlösschen), si servía para cazar.
[3] ↑ a b «Valtice». www.zamek-valtice.cz (en inglés). Consultado el 19 de octubre de 2020.: https://www.zamek-valtice.cz/en
[4] ↑ a b «Valtice». www.zamek-valtice.cz (en inglés). Consultado el 19 de octubre de 2020.: https://www.zamek-valtice.cz/en