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Hodonín District

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Hodonín District
Okres Hodonín
District
Location in the South Moravian Region within the Czech Republic
Location in the South Moravian Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°57′N 17°11′E / 48.950°N 17.183°E / 48.950; 17.183
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
CapitalHodonín
Area
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 • Total
1,099.00 km2 (424.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2026)[2]
 • Total
150,352
 • Density136.808/km2 (354.331/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities82
* Towns8
* Market towns0

Hodonín District (Czech: okres Hodonín) is a district in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Hodonín.

Administrative division

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Hodonín District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Hodonín, Kyjov and Veselí nad Moravou.

List of municipalities

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Towns are marked in bold:

Archlebov - Blatnice pod Svatým Antonínkem - Blatnička - Bukovany - Bzenec - Čejč - Čejkovice - Čeložnice - Dambořice - Dolní Bojanovice - Domanín - Dražůvky - Dubňany - Hodonín - Hovorany - Hroznová Lhota - Hrubá Vrbka - Hýsly - Javorník - Ježov - Josefov - Karlín - Kelčany - Kněždub - Kostelec - Kozojídky - Kuželov - Kyjov - Labuty - Lipov - Louka - Lovčice - Lužice - Malá Vrbka - Mikulčice - Milotice - Mouchnice - Moravany - Moravský Písek - Mutěnice - Násedlovice - Nechvalín - Nenkovice - Nová Lhota - Nový Poddvorov - Ostrovánky - Petrov - Prušánky - Radějov - Ratíškovice - Rohatec - Šardice - Skalka - Skoronice - Sobůlky - Starý Poddvorov - Stavěšice - Strážnice - Strážovice - Sudoměřice - Suchov - Svatobořice-Mistřín - Syrovín - Tasov - Těmice - Terezín - Tvarožná Lhota - Uhřice - Vacenovice - Velká nad Veličkou - Veselí nad Moravou - Věteřov - Vlkoš - Vnorovy - Vracov - Vřesovice - Žádovice - Žarošice - Ždánice - Želetice - Žeravice - Žeraviny

Geography

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Veselí nad Moravou and surrounding landscape

Hodonín District borders Slovakia in the south. The terrain is very varied. A large part consists of the lowland, which belongs to the warmest and driest areas in the country. The north and southeast of the territory is hilly. The territory extends into seven geomorphological mesoregions: Lower Morava Valley (southwest and centre), Kyjov Hills (a strip from west to east), Ždánice Forest (northwest), Chřiby (small part in the northeast), Vizovice Highlands (east), White Carpathians (southeast), and Chvojnice Hills (a negligible area along the Czech–Slovak border). The highest point of the district is a contour line on the slopes of the mountain Durda in Nová Lhota with an elevation of 838 m (2,749 ft). The lowest point of the district is the river bed of the Morava in Mikulčice at 158 m (518 ft).

From the total district area of 1,099.0 km2 (424.3 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 684.7 km2 (264.4 sq mi), forests occupy 278.7 km2 (107.6 sq mi), and water area occupies 22.2 km2 (8.6 sq mi). Forests cover 25.4% of the district's area.[1]

The main river of the district is the Morava, which flows across the district from east to southwest and partly forms the Czech–Slovak border. Its most important tributaries in the district are the Kyjovka and Velička. The Myjava River originates here, but immediately leaves the territory of the country.

Overall, the territory of the district is poor in bodies of water, but there is a numerous system of fishponds on the Kyjovka River. The largest of the ponds is Jarohněvický rybník with an area of 88.9 ha (220 acres).[3]

Bílé Karpaty is a protected landscape area that extends into the district in the southeast.

Demographics

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Most populous municipalities

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Name Population[2] Area (km2)
Hodonín23,34463
Veselí nad Moravou10,57435
Kyjov10,53730
Dubňany6,17923
Strážnice5,28231
Vracov4,52844
Bzenec4,52540
Ratíškovice3,90513
Mutěnice3,73532
Svatobořice-Mistřín3,55723

Economy

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The largest employers with headquarters in Hodonín District and at least 500 employees are:[6]

Economic entity Location Number of employees Main activity
Kyjov HospitalKyjov1,500–1,999Health care
DelimaxHodonín500–999Food industry
TGM Hospital HodonínHodonín500–999Health care
Jednota, spotřební družstvo v HodoníněHodonín500–999Retail sale
Vetropack Moravia GlassKyjov500–999Manufacture of hollow glass
The Candy Plus Sweet FactoryRohatec500–999Food industry

Transport

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There are no motorways passing through the district. The most important roads are the I/54 and I/55 roads.

Sights

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Milotice Castle

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:[7]

The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:[8]

The most visited tourist destination is the Hodonín Zoo.[9]

Notable people

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Land use (as at 31 December)". Public database. Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  2. 1 2 "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
  3. ↑ "Základní charakteristiky toku Kyjovka a jeho povodí" (in Czech). T. G. Masaryk Water Research Institute. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  4. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  5. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. ↑ "Registr ekonomických subjektů". Business Register (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
  7. ↑ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Národní kulturní památky, okres Hodonín". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  8. ↑ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Památkové rezervace, Památkové zóny, okres Hodonín". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  9. ↑ "Návštěvnost turistických cílů 2024" (PDF) (in Czech). CzechTourism. 2025. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
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