Horní Věstonice

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Horní Věstonice

Total population

447

Elevation210 m

Land area7.81 km²

Coordinates48.87°, 16.63°

Demographic figures from Czech Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Horní Věstonice is a municipality and village in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Gottfried Krczal

Czechoslovak senator of Czechoslovak National Parliament and German nation politician (1885-1966)

H

Hans Greger

Austrian politician (1881-1964)

Walther Hülse

German university teacher (1887-1958)

H

Hermann Potschka

SS officer (1911–1945)

F

Franz Raab

(1764-1804)

J

Josef Freising

Czech educator (1875-1971)

K

Karl Lederer

Czech winemaker

Wilhelm Reinländer

L

Laurenz Zellner

J

Josef Beigl

A

Amalie Brust

Autrian Communist, resistance fighter, died 1944

W

Wenz Gröll

P

Pavel Hanák

H

Hans Lederer

J

Johann Baptist Janiczek

J

Josef Punčochář

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in South Moravian

• Pavlov
  2.1 mi away · pop. 543
• Dolní Dunajovice
  2.1 mi away · pop. 1,705
• Klentnice
  2.2 mi away · pop. 558
• Pouzdřany
  4.1 mi away · pop. 763
• Popice
  4.1 mi away · pop. 925
• Pasohlávky
  4.2 mi away · pop. 735
• Mikulov
  4.7 mi away · pop. 7,387
• Dobré Pole
  5.3 mi away · pop. 409
• Nová Ves
  6.3 mi away · pop. 326
• Vranovice
  6.4 mi away · pop. 2,369
• Přibice
  6.5 mi away · pop. 999
• Uherčice
  6.5 mi away · pop. 1,010

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Recently spotted species

white dittany

Dictamnus albus

Seen 2026-09-26

spotted knapweed

Centaurea stoebe

Seen 2026-09-26

Tartar breadplant

Crambe tataria

Seen 2026-09-26

Goldilocks Aster

Galatella linosyris

Seen 2026-09-26

Italian locust

Calliptamus italicus

Seen 2026-09-26

Eastern Bath White

Pontia edusa

Seen 2026-09-26

Common Blue

Polyommatus icarus

Seen 2026-09-26

Berger's Clouded Yellow

Colias alfacariensis

Seen 2026-09-26

Queen of Spain Fritillary

Issoria lathonia

Seen 2026-09-26

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

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