Pavlov () is a municipality and village in
Břeclav District
Břeclav District () is a district in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Břeclav.
Administrative division
Břeclav District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended c ...
in the
South Moravian Region
The South Moravian Region (; , ; ), or just South Moravia, is an Regions of the Czech Republic, administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the south-western part of its historical region of Moravia. The region's capital is Brno, th ...
of the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...
. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Geography
Pavlov is located about northwest of
Břeclav
Břeclav (; ) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 25,000 inhabitants. Located at the Czech-Austrian state border and near the Czech–Slovak state border, it is an important railway hub.
Administrative divis ...
and south of
Brno
Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...
. It lies in the
Mikulov Highlands
The Mikulov Highlands () is a mountain range in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. The Highlands, together with the Waschberg Zone and Lower Austria Inselberg threshold, form the South-Moravian Carpathians.
Geography
The Mikulo ...
. The village lies under the
Děvín
Děvín () is a double summit, double peak mountain in the Pavlov (Břeclav District), Pavlov municipality in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. With an elevation of , it is the highest mountain of the Pavlov Hills within the Mikulov ...
mountain, which is the highest mountain of the municipality and of the entire Mikulov Highlands with an elevation of . It is situated on the shore of the
Nové Mlýny reservoirs. The municipality is located in the
Pálava Protected Landscape Area
The Pálava Protected Landscape Area (abbreviated Pálava PLA; , abbreviated ''CHKO Pálava'') is a Landscape park (protected area), protected landscape area and a UNESCO biosphere reserve located in the South Moravian Region in the Czech Republic ...
.
Demographics
See also
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Pavlovian culture
The Pavlovian is an Upper Paleolithic culture, a variant of the Gravettian, that existed in the region of Moravia, northern Austria and southern Poland around 29,000–25,000 years BP. The culture used sophisticated stone age technology to survive ...
References
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Villages in Břeclav District
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