Pálava

The protected landscape area of Pálava extends over the area of the Pavlovské Hills and over part of the riverine forests below the Dolní Novomlýnska Dam in the District of Břeclav.

Area:
7000 ha

History
Proclaimed a protected landscape area in 1976, the UNESO Biosphere Reserve was stated in 1988. Altitude170 - 550 m above sea level.

Nature
The upland part of the protected landscape area belongs to the outskirts of the Carpathian Mountains range and is formed by Jurassic limestone. The limestone, which has a pure chemical structure here, creates beautiful karstic formations, often in the shape of skraks, skrak fields, sink holes and small caves. The Turold cave is the biggest one. Sandstone, sandy marls, loess and sedimentary deposits of the Dyje River form the rest of the area. Due to a diversity of subsoil, the area has a large range of flora, the most valuable of which originates from steppe and steppe forests. The Křivé Lake is a significant ornithology location.

Nature interests
Děvín - Kotel - Soutěska (Valley), Křivé jezero (Krive Lake), Slanisko u Nesytu, Tabulová, Anenský vrch (Anensky Peak), Kienberg, Kočičí kámen (Cat Stone), Kočičí skála (Cat Rock), Růžový kopec (Rose Hill), Liščí vrch Fox Peak), Svatý kopeček (Small Holy Hill), Turold. Information about these and others localities is available in the Administration Office of the protected landscape area.

Main tourist centres
A number of significant towns with good accommodation and food services are located close to the protected landscape area, among them Břeclav, Mikulov, Hodonín, or more distant Brno.