Starý Poddvorov

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
Municipality
Church of Saint Martin
Flag Coat of arms
Starý Poddvorov Location in the Czech Republic
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  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	950
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	696 16
Website	www.poddvorov.cz

Geography

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.

History

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]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 689 —     1880 719 +4.4% 1890 757 +5.3% 1900 835 +10.3% 1910 888 +6.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 928 +4.5% 1930 918 −1.1% 1950 942 +2.6% 1961 1,059 +12.4% 1970 1,057 −0.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 1,017 −3.8% 1991 887 −12.8% 2001 900 +1.5% 2011 943 +4.8% 2021 931 −1.3%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Economy

Windmill

Starý Poddvorov is known for viticulture and wine-making. The municipality lies in the Slovácká wine sub-region.

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

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]

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

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

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Starý Poddvorov. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
5. "Větrný mlýn" (in Czech). Obec Starý Poddvorov. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
6. "20 let kostela sv. Martina" (PDF) (in Czech). Obec Starý Poddvorov. 2014. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
7. "Charter members". Charter of European Rural Communities. Retrieved 2020-09-15.

External links

• Official website