Lednice - Valtice area - Lednice - castle pond

The Great Castle Pond is located right in the center of the Lednice Castle Park and covers 26 hectares and has 12 islands on it. The pond is said to have been built by French prisoners after the Napoleonic Wars. It belongs to one of the five ponds that belong to the Lednické rybníky National Natural Monument, which was declared on January 9, 1953 to be protected as an important nesting site for water birds.
On the islands of Zámocký rybník...