Pálava Landscape Protected Area

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Pálava
Landscape Protected Area
Pálava from the northwest
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Břeclav
Highest point	Děvín
- elevation	550 m (1,804 ft)
- coordinates	48°53′N 16°45′E / 48.883, 16.75
Lowest point
- location	Dyje at Nové Mlýny
- elevation	163 m (535 ft)
- coordinates	48°46′N 16°36′E / 48.767, 16.6
Area	83 km² (32 sq mi)
Founded	1976-03-19
Management	Správa CHKO Pálava
- location	Mikulov
Website: www.palava.ochranaprirody.cz

Pálava Landscape Protected Area (Czech: Chráněná krajinná oblast Pálava, abbreviated as CHKO Pálava) is a landscape protected area and UNESCO biosphere reserve (since 1986) in the Czech Republic, South Moravian Region, on the border with Austria, next to another site registered by UNESCO - Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape. Its area belongs to the Outer Western Carpathians.

Děvičky Castle ruins over Nové Mlýny Reservoir

Děvín

Orphan Castle (Sirotčí hrádek) ruins

Holy Hill (Svatý kopeček) over Mikulov