Hodonín

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Hodonín
Town
Town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Hodonín
Commune	Hodonín
Elevation	167 m (548 ft)
Coordinates
Area	63.05 km2 (24.34 sq mi)
Population	24,975 (1.1.2015)
Density	396 / km2 (1,026 / sq mi)
Founded	11th century
Mayor	Mgr. Igor Taptič
Timezone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	695 01
Location in the Czech Republic
Wikimedia Commons: Hodonín
Statistics: statnisprava.cz
Website: Hodonin.eu

Hodonín (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦodoɲiːn]; German: Göding) is a town on the River Morava in the southeast of Moravia, in the Czech Republic. It lies in the South Moravian Region. The population is 26,226 (2006). Hodonín was first mentioned in 1046. In 1228 it became a town. In 1850 Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, the first president of independent Czechoslovakia, was born there.

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 a special water channel known as the Baťův kanál. It was built by the famous Czech entrepreneur Tomáš Baťa and now operates as a tourist attraction.

Demography

1890	7 616
1900	9 018
1921	13 200
1930	14 882
1950	13 572
1970	20 829
1980	25 485
1991	28 230
2001	27 361
2006	26 226

Twin towns

Hodonín is twinned with:

• Cattolica, Italy, since 5 October 1996
• Jasło, Poland, since May 2006

References

Notes

External links

• Municipal website (Czech)