Czech Republic · 16th century
The Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape (also Lednice–Valtice Area or Lednice–Valtice Complex, Czech: Lednicko-valtický areál) is a cultural-natural landscape complex of 283.09 square kilometres (109.30 sq mi) in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It comprises the municipalities of Lednice, Valtice and Hlohovec, and the rural area of Břeclav.
In 1996, the Lednice-Valtice Area was registered on the UNESCO World Heritage List because of its unique mix of Baroque, Neoclassical, and neo-Gothic architecture, and its history as a cultural landscape designed intentionally by a single family. It is adjacent to the Pálava Landscape Protected Area (Pálava Biosphere Reserve), a biosphere reserve registered by UNESCO several years before. The close proximity of two cultural landscapes protected by UNESCO is unique.
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Lednice Castle ranks #932 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #17 of the 243 mapped in Czech Republic. Founded c. 1550, it is older than 37% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 891 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 11,164 times in the last 60 days, more than 94% of the atlas. Wikidata records about 330,000 visitors in 2022. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Brno, 46 km away. See how Czech Republic compares in the castle statistics.
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