Ždánice (Hodonín District) Explained

Ždánice
Settlement Type:Town
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:South Moravian
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Hodonín
Pushpin Map:Czech Republic
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates:49.0672°N 17.0275°W
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Vladimír Okáč
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1349
Area Total Km2:20.81
Elevation M:226
Population As Of:2024-01-01
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2539
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:696 32

Ždánice (German: Steinitz) is a town in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants.

Geography

Ždánice is located about 23km (14miles) north of Hodonín and 31km (19miles) southeast of Brno. It lies mostly in the Ždánice Forest, only a small southern part on the municipal territory lies in the Kyjov Hills. The highest point is the hill U Slepice at 439m (1,440feet) above sea level. The Trkmanka Stream flows through the town.

History

The first written mention of Ždánice is from 1349, when there already were a castle, mills, vineyards and pastures.[2] The town was damaged during the Thirty Years' War. From 1622, Ždánice was owned by the Liechtenstein family.[3]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads running through the town. The I/54 road, which connects the D1 motorway with Kyjov and further continues to the Czech-Slovak border, runs along the southern municipal border.

Sights

The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is an early Baroque building with later modifications. It dates from around 1700.[4]

The Ždánice Castle was built in the Renaissance style in 1569 on the site of an old fortress. In 1762 and 1789, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style to its current form. The castle is surrounded by a park.[3] Today the castle houses the Vrbas Museum. It is a regional museum founded by local teacher and historian Jakub Vrbas.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. Web site: Historie města a základní informace. Město Ždánice. cs. 2023-11-08.
  3. Web site: Areál zámku s parkem a předzámčím (č.p. 1, 2, 3, 4). National Heritage Institute. cs. 2023-11-08.
  4. Web site: Farní kostel Nanebevzetí P. Marie. National Heritage Institute. cs. 2023-11-08.