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Hodonín (Blansko District)

Hodonín (Blansko District)

Municipality in South Moravian, Czech Republic

Hodonín (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦodoɲiːn]) is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.

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History

The first written mention of Hodonín is from 1360. The most important owners of the village were the Pernštejn family that granted the village some privileges.[2]

During World War II, Romani people were imprisoned at the Hodonín concentration camp, before being transported to the Auschwitz extermination camp. Around 1,300 prisoners passed through the camp, 194 died.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. [2]
    "Více o obci" (in Czech). Obec Hodonín. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  3. [3]
    "Cikánský tábor v Hodoníně u Kunštátu" (in Czech). Holocaust.cz. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
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