Mikulov Highlands
The Mikulov Highlands is a mountain range in South Moravia, Czech Republic. The Highlands, together with the Waschberg Zone and Lower Austria Inselberg threshold, form the South-Moravian Carpathians.Geography
The Mikulov Highlands rise to the south of the Thaya between Nový Přerov, the reservoirs of Nové Mlýny, Bulhary, Mikulov, and the Austrian border. The Highlands have an area of and an average height of. The highest peak is Děvín at ; other peaks are Obora, Stolova hora, Pálava, Stará hora, and Turold .
To the north is the Thaya River valley, the natural border with Dolnomoravský Uval. To the east is the mountainous region between the Thaya and Včelínek, also from the Dolnomoravský Uval. To the southeast is the March Field, and to the southwest a ridge in Austria in the Waschberg Zone which forms the western border of the Thaya valley. Geomorphological subunits form Pálava and the hill country Milowitz.
The mountain range is partly fenced and contains several vineyards that constitute part of wine sub-region Mikulovská. Most of the Highlands are, since 1976, part of the large nature reserve Pálava Landscape Protected Area and since 1986 registered by UNESCO as biosphere reserve Dolní Morava.
