The Pálava Landscape Protected Area (Czech: Chráněná krajinná oblast Pálava, abbreviated CHKO Pálava) is a landscape protected area and UNESCO biosphere reserve located in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic, on the border with Austria. This unique area was originally recognized by UNESCO in 1986 and expanded in 2003 to include another UNESCO site, the Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape. CHKO Pálava is dominated by the limestone Pálava Hills (part of the outer Western Carpathians), and contains a significant proportion of natural or little affected steppe ecosystems that include meadow steppe, forest steppe, and thermophilic oak forest. In the floodplain of the river Thaya, forests alternate with meadows and wetland habitat that also include halophytic vegetation. The remaining part of CHKO Pálava is used agriculturally, with many sustainably farmed vineyards that are a part of the vinařská podoblast (wine subregion) Mikulovská. CHKO Pálava contains well-preserved monuments of historical significance, such as the Paleolithic site in Dolní Věstonice where the Venus of Dolní Věstonice, a ceramic Venus figurine dating to 29,000–25,000 BCE, was discovered. Pálava Lakes - The three Nové Mlýny reservoirs on the river Dyje below the Pálava, also referred to in popular media as the Pálava Lakes, comprise Moravias largest body of water covering 3,227 hectares. They were built in stages between 1975-1988; their construction was opposed by many environmentalists as the water flooded extensive alluvial forests, meadows and wetlands. However, as a result of the flooding, the Middle Lake or Věstonice Lake has become an important bird area - a waterfowl nesting and gathering place of European importance, while the other two reservoirs (the Upper or Mušov Lake and the Lower or Nové Mlýny Lake) are popular for recreation. As thanks for your positive evaluations my photos, which were taken in The Pálava Landscape Protected Area, I‘m sending you a video from this gorgeous place in the Czech Republic. THANK YOU ALL, YOU GUYS!!! youtu.be/XzBpY52vyZ8
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 16:26:47 +0000
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