Mikulov

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Coordinates: 48°48′20.01″N 16°38′″E / <span class="geo-dec geo" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for 48.8055583 Expression error: Unexpected / operator">48.8055583, Expression error: Unexpected / operator
Mikulov
Town
none Old town center
Old town center
Coat of arms
Country Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
Region South Moravian
District Břeclav
Commune Mikulov
Elevation 242 m (794 ft)
Coordinates 48°48′20.01″N 16°38′″E / <span class="geo-dec geo" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for 48.8055583 Expression error: Unexpected / operator">48.8055583, Expression error: Unexpected / operator
Area 45.34 km² (17.51 sq mi)
Population 7,624 (2005)
Density 168 /km² (435 /sq mi)
City rights 1410
Mayor Rostislav Koštial
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 692 01
Location in the Czech Republic
Location in the Czech Republic
Location in the Czech Republic
Wikimedia Commons: Mikulov
Statistics: statnisprava.cz
Website: www.mikulov.cz

Mikulov (IPA: [ˈmɪkʊlof], German: Nikolsburg) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic with a population of 7,608 (2004). It is located directly on the border with Lower Austria.

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[edit] Geography

Mikulov is located at the edge of a hilly area and a large lake. It extends from a sea level of 200 to 250m. The UNESCO Biosphere reserve begins at Mikulov, and so does the Moravian Karst.

[edit] History

Mikulov was the site of the Treaty of Nikolsburg on December 31, 1621 during the Thirty Years' War. After the Austro-Prussian War, Count Károlyi began work on a peace treaty in Mikulov that led to the Treaty of Prague in 1866.

In 1938, the town had 8,000 (mostly German-speaking) inhabitants, but only a population of about 5,200 in 1948. The town's German population was expelled between 1945-46. The most remarkable historic sights are the former princely palace of the Dietrichstein family and the Piarist College.

[edit] Economy

Important economic activities in Mikulov are the machine-making and clay industries, as well as oil found at the edge of the Viennese Basin. It is also one of the centres of local wine-making industry

[edit] People

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Castle in Mikulov
Castle in Mikulov
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