| Blatnice pod Svatým Antonínkem | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| 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: | 48.9467°N 17.4658°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1046 |
| Area Total Km2: | 13.91 |
| Elevation M: | 214 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1926 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 696 71 |
Blatnice pod Svatým Antonínkem is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.
Blatnice pod Svatým Antonínkem is located about northeast of Hodonín and 34km (21miles) southwest of Zlín. It lies in the Vizovice Highlands. The highest point is the hill Střečkův kopec at 361m (1,184feet) above sea level. The Svodnice Stream flows through the municipality.
The first written mention of Blatnice pod Svatým Antonínkem is from 1046. It was located on a trade route. The first mentions of the local wine production are from the late 13th and early 14th centuries.[2]
Blatnice pod Svatým Antonínkem is known for its wine production, which has a rich tradition and has its own brand of wine Blatnický Roháč.[3]
In the centre of the village is the intersection of two main roads: the I/54 (the section from Veselí nad Moravou to the Czech-Slovak border in Strání) and the I/71 (from Uherský Ostroh to the Czech-Slovak border in Velká nad Veličkou).
The wine is produced in traditional vineyard buildings of folk architecture – búdy, which are above-ground cellars and presses. The oldest were built at the end of the 16th or at the beginning of the 17th century. The area with búdy is protected by law as a village monument zone.[3]
In the village centre is the Church of Saint Andrew. The current building was built in 1714–1717, when it replaced an older church from 1480. The prismatic tower contains a renaissance core from the original church.[4]
The Antonínský hill above the village with the small Chapel of Saint Anthony of Padua is the main pilgrimage site in Moravian Slovakia. The chapel was built in 1688 anc containts two murals painter by Jano Köhler. Part of the pilgrimage complex are Stations of the Cross.[5]