Hodonín District () is a district in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Hodonín.
Administrative division Hodonín District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Hodonín, Kyjov and Veselí nad Moravou.
List of municipalities 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
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 . The lowest point of the district is the river bed of the Morava in Mikulčice at .
From the total district area of , agricultural land occupies , forests occupy , and water area occupies . Forests cover 25.4% of the district's area.
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 .
Bílé Karpaty is a protected landscape area that extends into the district in the southeast.
Demographics
Most populous municipalities Name Population Area (km2) Hodonín 23,344 63 Veselí nad Moravou 10,574 35 Kyjov 10,537 30 Dubňany 6,179 23 Strážnice 5,282 31 Vracov 4,528 44 Bzenec 4,525 40 Ratíškovice 3,905 13 Mutěnice 3,735 32 Svatobořice-Mistřín 3,557 23
Economy The largest employers with headquarters in Hodonín District and at least 500 employees are:
Economic entity Location Number of employees Main activity Kyjov Hospital Kyjov 1,500–1,999 Health care Delimax Hodonín 500–999 Food industry TGM Hospital Hodonín Hodonín 500–999 Health care Jednota, spotřební družstvo v Hodoníně Hodonín 500–999 Retail sale Vetropack Moravia Glass Kyjov 500–999 Manufacture of hollow glass The Candy Plus Sweet Factory Rohatec 500–999 Food industry
Transport There are no motorways passing through the district. The most important roads are the I/54 and I/55 roads.
Sights
The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are: Slavic gord of Mikulčice-Valy Milotice Castle Windmill in Kuželov Belfry in Louka Kyjov Town Hall
The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are: Blatnice pod Svatým Antonínkem-Stará Hora (monument reservation) Petrov-Plže (monument reservation) Kyjov Strážnice Veselí nad Moravou Vápenky Javorník-Kopánky
The most visited tourist destination is the Hodonín Zoo.
Notable people
References
External links
Hodonín District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website