Dolní Dunajovice – Wine, Nature and Local History

Dolní Dunajovice offers three clearly distinguishable points of interest for planning your trip: wine, landscape and local history. Between a guided tasting, a circular trail through the NPP Dunajovické kopce and historical traces in the town centre, this destination offers a variety of experiences for a varied stay.

Wine and Regional Tradition

Vinařství Tichý is a family-run winery in Dolní Dunajovice. The winery offers guided wine tastings for groups of 10 or more. This provides a specific opportunity to learn about the town’s winegrowing tradition as part of a shared tasting. The history of local wine events also goes back a long way: the first Dunajovické vinné trhy took place on Sunday, 24 November 1929.

Landscape around the NPP Dunajovické kopce

The NPP Dunajovické kopce extends into the cadastral area of Dolní Dunajovice. The ridge offers views in all directions, providing a landscape perspective that clearly differs from the historical themes in the town. Over the course of the year, at least 380 species of vascular plants may occur there.

Those who would like to explore these natural and historical features in greater detail can follow the Naučná stezka po Dunajovických kopcích. The educational trail provides information about the area of the NPP Dunajovické kopce. It begins at a car park west of Dolní Dunajovice below Velká Slunečná and is laid out as a circular route that returns to the starting point. For planning your day, this describes both the specific starting point and the return to the starting point.

Historical Traces in the Town

Dolní Dunajovice was first mentioned in writing in 1183. At the beginning of the 15th century, the town was granted market-town status and received the right to hold two annual fairs. These key dates provide the town’s history with a long-term perspective before attention turns to individual buildings and collections.

The parish church of St. Giles has stood on a hill in the centre of the town since the beginning of the 16th century. The church preserves altarpieces by the painter Jan Stern (1716–1775). A pillory from the early 18th century has also been preserved nearby. The church and the pillory thus represent different testimonies to the town’s historical development.

Another stop is the Muzeum vinařství in Dolní Dunajovice. It displays historical tools used by winegrowers at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Text and images supplement the exhibition and place the objects on display in an explanatory context.

Information and Further Orientation

Dům Dr. Karla Rennera was built in 1999–2000 on the site of Karl Renner’s birthplace. The hall there can be rented for training sessions, seminars and exhibitions. In the same Dům Dr. Karla Rennera, Poštovní 189, 691 85 Dolní Dunajovice, TIC Dolní Dunajovice provides tourist information and information about cultural events.

For further research on the portal, you can also visit the pages on Rakvice, Valtice, Perná, Popice, Lanžhot, Strachotín, Kurdějov and Velké Pavlovice.

For the higher-level travel overview: Břeclav District.