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| Mikulov | ||
| Region (kraj) | Jihomoravský kraj | |
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| Residents | 7.455 (2020) | |
| height | 242 m | |
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Mikulov (German: Nikolsburg) is a city in South Moravia on Brünner Strasse (old Reichsstrasse Vienna-Brünn) and border town with Austria. It is particularly worth seeing because of the listed, well-preserved city center and the castle.
background
getting there
| Distances | |
| Valtice | 14 km |
|---|---|
| Poysdorf | 18 km |
| Břeclav | 23 km |
| Laa an der Thaya | 24 km |
| Pohořelice | 24 km |
| Mistelbach | 35 km |
| Brno | 50 km |
| Znojmo | 58 km |
| Vienna | 86 km |
| Prague | 251 km |
By plane
Nearest airport: Brno
By train
- ČD regional trains from Břeclav to Znojmo: In Břeclav connection to international long-distance trains (e.g. from Vienna, Brno, Prague, Bratislava, Ostrava, Warsaw) and in Znojmo connection to regional trains Jihlava (Change to Okřižký) and Vienna (via Korneuburg, Stockerau, Hollabrunn, Retz).
By bus
In the street
- Brünner Strasse: The old Reichsstrasse Vienna-Brno runs through the city. Today it is developed as a trunk road and bears the number B7 in Austria and number 52 in the Czech Republic. It is part of the European route E461. The old Reichsstraße was replaced in parts (Eibesbrunn-Schrick and Pohořelice-Brünn) by motorways (A5 and D52).
- Czech trunk road 40: Mikulov-Břeclav via Valtice
A few kilometers south of Mikulov is the Mikulov-Drasenhofen border crossing. It was once one of the busiest and most congested border crossings between Austria and the Czech Republic, but border controls have been lifted since the Czech Republic joined the Schengen area. Since then, it has also become increasingly possible to cross the border using side roads.
By bike / on foot
- The Iron Curtain Trail (Iron Curtain European Cycle Path) runs through the city.
- The Camino de Santiago South Moravia ends at the state border at Mikuolv, where it continues as the Camino de Santiago Weinviertel.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- Svatý kopeček u Mikulova (Holy Mountain near Mikulov. With the pilgrimage church of St. Sebastian and the Way of the Cross.
- Mikulov Castle
- synagogue
- Jewish cemetery with mourning hall
- Mikveh. Ritual Jewish bath from the Middle Ages in a brick cellar.
- Provost Parish Church
- Piarist Church and Monastery
- Crypt church of the princes of Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg, in the town square.
- Sgraffito house
- Memorial for the victims of the First World War
- town hall
- Cathedral Chapter Houses
- Trinity Column
- Statue for Saint John of Nepomuk
- Pomona fountain, in front of the town hall.
- Marian column
- Powder tower, on the Gaisberg.
- Pálava nature reserve and landscape protection area
- Turold Cave
activities
About 10 km north of the Thayastausee there are opportunities for swimming, boating and fishing
shop
There are several larger supermarkets on the bypass, and a few smaller boutiques, grocery stores and vinotheques in the city center.
kitchen
The area around Mikulov is known for its viticulture (Welschriesling, Grüner Veltliner).
nightlife
accommodation
Several smaller hotels in the city center and two large hotels on the bypass
health
Nearest hospitals in Břeclav and Mistelbach (approx. 35 km each).
Practical advice
trips
- UNESCO world heritage: Lednice-Valtice cultural landscape
- Pálava Mountains Nature Park
- Thaya reservoir Nové Mlýny
- Birthplace of w: Karl Renner in Untertannowitz (Dolní Dunajovice)
- Brno
- Poysdorf
