Starý Poddvorov is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Geography Starý Poddvorov is located about west of Hodonín and southeast of Brno. It lies in the Kyjov Hills. The highest point is at 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 an independent municipality.
Demographics
Economy
Starý Poddvorov is known for viticulture and winemaking. The municipality lies in the Slovácká wine subregion.
Transport There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights The most important sight is the local wooden windmill. This technical monument was built in 1870.
The main landmark of Starý Poddvorov is the Church of Saint Martin. It is a modern church, built in 1994.
Twin towns – sister cities
Starý Poddvorov is a member of the Charter of European Rural Communities, a town twinning association across the European Union and the United Kingdom, along with:
Bienvenida, Spain Bièvre, Belgium Bucine, Italy Cashel, Ireland Cissé, France Desborough, England, United Kingdom Esch (Haaren), Netherlands Hepstedt, Germany Ibănești, Romania Kandava (Tukums), Latvia Kannus, Finland Kolindros, Greece Lassee, Austria Medzev, Slovakia Næstved, Denmark Nagycenk, Hungary Nadur, Malta Ockelbo, Sweden Pano Lefkara, Cyprus Põlva, Estonia Samuel (Soure), Portugal Strzyżów, Poland Svoge, Bulgaria Tisno, Croatia Troisvierges, Luxembourg Žagarė (Joniškis), Lithuania
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