Hodonín District


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: Morava Valley, Kyjov Hills, Ždánice Forest, Chřiby, Vizovice Highlands, White Carpathians, and Chvojnice Hills. 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.

Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Hodonín District and at least 500 employees are:
Economic entityLocationNumber of employeesMain 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

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:
The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:
The most visited tourist destination is the Hodonín Zoo.