Lednice

Municipality in South Moravian, Czech Republic

Lednice

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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 / 48.79972; 16.80333
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

(2025-01-01)[1]

• Total

| 2,170
• Density| 69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

691 44

Website| www.lednice.cz

UNESCO World Heritage Site

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Official name| Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape
Criteria| i, ii, iv
Reference| 763
Inscription| 1996 (20th Session)

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 2,200 inhabitants. It is known as part of Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

## Administrative division

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Lednice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

* Lednice (1,858)
* Nejdek (213)

## Geography

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Lednice 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.[3]

## History

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The 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.[4]

## Demographics

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Historical population| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1869| 2,335| —
1880| 2,670| +14.3%
1890| 2,561| −4.1%
1900| 2,702| +5.5%
1910| 2,731| +1.1%
| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1921| 2,830| +3.6%
1930| 2,791| −1.4%
1950| 1,952| −30.1%
1961| 2,012| +3.1%
1970| 1,994| −0.9%
| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1980| 2,291| +14.9%
1991| 2,364| +3.2%
2001| 2,356| −0.3%
2011| 2,242| −4.8%
2021| 2,071| −7.6%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

## Economy

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Lednice is known for viticulture and wine-making. The municipality lies in the Mikulovská wine subregion.

## Transport

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Lednice 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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Lednice Castle

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."[7] Lednice contains a palace and the second largest castle park in the country, which covers 170 km2 (66 sq mi).[8]

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.[4]

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.[9]

## Notable people

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* Princess Aloysia of Liechtenstein (1838–1920), Catholic worker
* Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1840–1929), monarch

## References

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1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 16 May 2025.
2. ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. ^ "Lednické rybníky" (in Czech). Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
4. ^ a b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Lednice. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
5. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015.
6. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.
7. ^ "Decision: CONF 201 VIII.C; Inscription: The Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape (Czech Republic)". unesco.org. UNESCO. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
8. ^ "Lednický park". turistika.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 30 September 2020.
9. ^ "Lednický minaret je se svými šedesáti metry nejvyšší mimo islámské země" (in Czech). Novinky.cz. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

## External links

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Towns, market towns and villages of Břeclav District

* Bavory
* Boleradice
* Bořetice
* Borkovany
* Břeclav
* Březí
* Brod nad Dyjí
* Brumovice
* Bulhary
* Diváky
* Dobré Pole
* Dolní Dunajovice
* Dolní Věstonice
* Drnholec
* Hlohovec
* Horní Bojanovice
* Horní Věstonice
* Hrušky
* Hustopeče
* Jevišovka
* Kašnice
* Klentnice
* Klobouky u Brna
* Kobylí
* Kostice
* Křepice
* Krumvíř
* Kurdějov
* Ladná
* Lanžhot
* Lednice
* Mikulov
* Milovice
* Moravská Nová Ves
* Moravský Žižkov
* Morkůvky
* Němčičky
* Nikolčice
* Novosedly
* Nový Přerov
* Pavlov
* Perná
* Podivín
* Popice
* Pouzdřany
* Přítluky
* Rakvice
* Šakvice
* Sedlec
* Šitbořice
* Starovice
* Starovičky
* Strachotín
* Tvrdonice
* Týnec
* Uherčice
* Valtice
* Velké Bílovice
* Velké Hostěrádky
* Velké Němčice
* Velké Pavlovice
* Vrbice
* Zaječí

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World Heritage Sites in the Czech Republic

* Český Krumlov
* Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region1
* The Great Spa Towns of Europe2
* Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž
* Holašovice Historical Village Reservation
* Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc
* Jewish Quarter and St. Procopius Basilica in Třebíč
* Kutná Hora
* Landscape for Breeding and Training of Ceremonial Carriage Horses at Kladruby nad Labem
* Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape
* Litomyšl Castle
* Pilgrimage Church of Saint John of Nepomuk
* Prague and Průhonice Park
* Telč
* Villa Tugendhat
* Žatec and the Landscape of Saaz Hops
* Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe3

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1 Shared with Germany; 2 Shared with six countries; 3 Shared with 17 countries

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