Giant barrel-Mikulov

To the city of Mikulov, by train from Břeclav. Look at the giant barrel in the town castle. Mikulov's giant barrel is kept in the cellar of the castle there. This barrel is one of the largest in Europe. According to estimates from 1884, it should have held 1786 buckets and 9 vats of wine, which is about 1010 hl, but the exact measurement made in 2000 showed 1014 hl.
The extraordinary dimensions of the barrel are evidenced by the fact that it holds 22…