Hroznová Lhota | |
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: | 48.9078°N 17.4169°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1371 |
Area Total Km2: | 9.05 |
Elevation M: | 203 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 1154 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 696 63 |
Hroznová Lhota is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.
Lhota is a common name of Czech villages. The municipality has a long vine-growing tradition, hence the name meaning "Grapes' Lhota", which has been in use since the late 16th century. Prior it the village was named just Lhota and Lhota Veselská.[2]
Hroznová Lhota is located about east of Hodonín and 39km (24miles) southwest of Zlín. It lies in the Vizovice Highlands. The highest point is at 436m (1,430feet) above sea level. The White Carpathians Protected Landscape Area extends from the south just into the centre of the municipality.
The first written mention of Hroznová Lhota is from 1371. Among the most notable owners of the village were the Liechtenstein family.[2]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[3] The main landmark of Hroznová Lhota is the Church of Saint John the Baptist. It was built in 1654 and rebuilt to its present form in 1902.[4]