Hodonín
Hodonín | |
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 Town hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Hodonín Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 48°50′56″N 17°7′57″E / 48.84889°N 17.13250°ECoordinates: 48°50′56″N 17°7′57″E / 48.84889°N 17.13250°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Moravian |
| District | Hodonín |
| Founded | 11th century |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Libor Střecha |
| Area | |
| • Total | 63.31 km2 (24.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 167 m (548 ft) |
| Population (2021-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 24,385 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 695 01 |
| Website | www |
Hodonín (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦodoɲiːn]; German: Göding) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 24,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Morava River, on the border with Slovakia.
Administrative parts[]
Hodonín is made up of only one administrative part.
History[]
Hodonín was first mentioned in 1046. In 1228 it became a town. During the Thirty Years' War the town was severely damaged and the population decreased. In the 18th century a local castle was rebuilt to a tobacco factory, whose production helped repopulate the town.[2]
The northern part of the municipal territory, especially the hamlet of Pánov, retirement home and the Hodonín Zoo, was severely damaged by the 2021 South Moravia tornado.[3][4]
Demography[]
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Economy[]
In the vicinity of the town there is an oil field and a stratum of lignite, which was formerly transported to the town of Otrokovice, a few kilometers from the city of Zlín, by the Baťa Canal, which was built by the Czech entrepreneur Tomáš Baťa and now operates as a tourist attraction.
Sights[]
The Hodonín Zoo was founded in 1977 and it is one of the smallest and youngest zoos in the country.[6]
Notable people[]
- Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (1850–1937), Czechoslovak politician, the first president of Czechoslovakia
- Henry Kučera (1925–2010), linguist and pioneer of computer linguistics
- Zdeněk Škromach (born 1956), politician
- Dana Čechová (born 1983), table tennis player
- Vítězslav Veselý (born 1983), javelin thrower
- Michal Kempný (born 1990), ice hockey player
- Karel Komárek (born 1969), entrepreneur and philanthropist
Twin towns – sister cities[]
Holíč, Slovakia
Jasło, Poland- Skalica, Slovakia
- Trebišov, Slovakia
Zistersdorf, Austria
References[]
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Stručně z historie Hodonína" (in Czech). Město Hodonín. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ "Likvidace škod probíhá i v opomíjeném Pánově. U obcí vzniknou parkoviště pro dobrovolníky". iRozhlas (in Czech). 25 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "The most powerful tornado on record hit the Czech Republic, leaving several fatalities and 200+ injured across the Hodonin district". Severe Weather Europe. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Hodonín" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015. pp. 1–2.
- ^ "Z historie Zoo Hodonín" (in Czech). Hodonín Zoo. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Partnerská města" (in Czech). Město Hodonín. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
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