The municipality of Retz is located in the north-west of the Lower Austrian wine-growing region of Weinviertel, 10 kilometres from the border with the Czech Republic. It consists of the cadastral municipalities of Hofern, Kleinhöflein, Kleinriedenthal, Obernalb, Retz Altstadt, Retz Stadt and Unternalb. Retz has been characterised by viticulture for many centuries and, with its extensive vineyards and historic wine cellars, is one of the most important wine-growing centres in the Weinviertel, which used to be divided into the two areas of Retz (west) and Falkenstein (east).

Other four important wine-growing communities in the northern Weinviertel are the towns of Mailberg (approx. 11 km), Poysdorf (approx. 28 km), Falkenstein (approx. 29 km) and Herrnbaumgarten (approx. 33 km) to the east of Retz.
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