Dolní Věstonice, Pálava Protected Landscape Area

Name: Dolní Věstonice
Address: Pálava Protected Landscape Area, Czech Republic

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Prehistoric site

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Dolní Věstonice, Pálava Protected Landscape Area

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Dolní Věstonice is an Upper Paleolithic archaeological site near the village of Dolní Věstonice in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic, on the base of Děvín Mountain 550 metres. It dates to approximately 26,000 BP, as supported by radiocarbon dating. The site is unique in that it has been a particularly abundant source of prehistoric artifacts dating from the Gravettian period, which spanned roughly from 27,000 to 20,000 BC. In addition to the abundance of art, this site also includes carved representations of men, women, and animals, along with personal ornaments, human burials and enigmatic engravings. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 48°53'3"N, 16°39'6"E

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Dolní Věstonice – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Děvín, Děvičky, Archeopark Pavlov, Mikulov Highlands.

1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Děvín, Pálava Protected Landscape Area
26 min walk • Děvín is a double peak mountain in the Pavlov municipality in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. With an elevation of 550 metres, it is the highest mountain of the Pavlov Hills within the Mikulov Highlands, and of the Pálava Protected Landscape Area.
0.7 miSE
Forts and castles
Děvičky, Pavlov
19 min walk • Děvičky is a ruin of a Gothic castle dominating the northern edge of the Děvín massif ridge, the highest peak of the Pavlov Hills in South Moravia. It is located on a limestone rock rising to an altitude of 428 metres.
1.2 miSE
48°52'39"N • 16°40'30"E
Archeopark Pavlov, Pavlov
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1.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Mikulov Highlands, Pálava Protected Landscape Area
33 min walk • 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.
1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
South-Moravian Carpathians, Pálava Protected Landscape Area
27 min walk • The South-Moravian Carpathians, also called Austrian - South-Moravian Carpathians are a mountain range of the Outer Western Carpathians along the border of the Czech Republic and Austria.
1 miSE
48°52'32"N • 16°40'8"E
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~1080 ftNE
Park
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1.4 miSW
48°52'29"N • 16°37'30"E
sv. Urban, Pálava Protected Landscape Area
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