Starý_Poddvorov
Starý Poddvorov
Municipality in South Moravian, Czech Republic
Starý Poddvorov is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.
Starý Poddvorov | |
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Church of Saint Martin | |
| Coordinates: 48°52′29″N 16°59′17″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Moravian |
| District | Hodonín |
| First mentioned | 1704 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.46 km2 (2.11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 224 m (735 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 951 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 696 16 |
| Website | www |
Starý Poddvorov is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of Hodonín and 44 km (27 mi) southeast of Brno. It lies in the Kyjov Hills. The highest point is at 262 m (860 ft) above sea level.
The first written mention of Starý Poddvorov is from 1704, when the local winemakers started to build houses here and received land in the area of the extinct village of Potvorov from the Jesuits. After the Jesuit Order was abolished in 1773, the village became a part of the Hodonín estate in 1783. Since 1867, it has been a sovereign municipality.[2]
Starý Poddvorov is known for viticulture and wine-making. The municipality lies in the Slovácká wine sub-region.
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The most important sight is the wooden windmill. This technical monument was built in 1870.[5]
A landmark of Starý Poddvorov is the Church of Saint Martin. It is a modern church, built in 1994.[6]
Starý Poddvorov is a member of the Charter of European Rural Communities, a town twinning association across the European Union and United Kingdom, along with:[7]
Bienvenida, Spain
Bièvre, Belgium
Bucine, Italy
Cashel, Ireland
Cissé, France
Desborough, United Kingdom
Esch (Haaren), Netherlands
Hepstedt, Germany
Ibănești, Romania
Kandava (Tukums), Latvia
Kannus, Finland
Kolindros, Greece
Lassee, Austria
Medzev, Slovakia
Moravče, Slovenia
Næstved, Denmark
Nagycenk, Hungary
Nadur, Malta
Ockelbo, Sweden
Pano Lefkara, Cyprus
Põlva, Estonia
Samuel (Soure), Portugal
Slivo Pole, Bulgaria
Strzyżów, Poland
Tisno, Croatia
Troisvierges, Luxembourg
Žagarė (Joniškis), Lithuania
- "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Starý Poddvorov. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Hodonín" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
- "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- "Větrný mlýn" (in Czech). Obec Starý Poddvorov. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
- "20 let kostela sv. Martina" (PDF) (in Czech). Obec Starý Poddvorov. 2014. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- "Charter members". Charter of European Rural Communities. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
