Hodonín

See ither places named Hodonín.

Hodonín (; ) is a toun on the River Morava in the sootheast o Moravie, in the Czech Republic. It lees in the Sooth Moravie Region. The population is 25,259 (2012). Hodonín wis first mentioned in 1046. In 1228 it became a toun. In 1850 Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, the first preses o independent Czechoslovakie, wis born thare.

In the vicinity o the toun thare is a ile field an a stratum o lignite, that wis umwhile transportit tae the toun o Otrokovice, a few kilometres frae the ceety o Zlín, bi a special watter chainel kent as the Baťův kanál. It wis biggit bi the famous Czech entrepreneur Tomáš Baťa an nou operates as a tourist attraction.

Twin touns
Hodonín is twinned wi:
   Cattolica, Italy, syne 5 October 1996 
  Jasło, Poland, syne Mey 2006 

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Category:Ceeties an touns in the Czech Republic
Category:Hodonín Destrict