Hulín Explained

Hulín
Settlement Type:Town
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Zlín
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kroměříž
Pushpin Map:Czech Republic
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates:49.3167°N 17.4639°W
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Jaromír Žůrek
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1224
Area Total Km2:32.12
Elevation M:191
Population As Of:2024-01-01
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:6491
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:768 24

Hulín (in Czech pronounced as /ˈɦuliːn/; German: Hullein) is a town in Kroměříž District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,500 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Chrášťany and Záhlinice are administrative parts of Hulín.

Geography

Hulín is located about 5km (03miles) east of Kroměříž and 16km (10miles) northwest of Zlín. It lies in a flat landscape of the Upper Morava Valley. The Rusava and Mojena streams flow through the town. The Rusava flows into the Morava River, which forms part of the southern municipal border. There is a system of several fishponds south of the town.

History

The first written mention of Hulín is from 1224, when the visit of King Ottokar I was documented. In 1261, the village was donated to the church by King Ottokar II of Bohemia as acknowledgement to bishop Bruno von Schauenburg for his services. Shortly after, Hulín was promoted to a town. At the end of the 13th century, a local small fortress was rebuilt to a bigger castle and the town centre was fortified with walls and a moat.[2]

The local population subsisted mainly on agriculture. The breeding of cattle was significant. In the 1840s, the railway was built and the town slowly began to industrialize.[2]

Transport

The town is surrounded by motorways on two sides. The intersection of the D1 and D55 motorways is located in the northern part of the territory.

Hulín is a railway junction. The town is located on the lines PragueLuhačovice, BrnoOlomouc and Rožnov pod RadhoštěmKojetín.[3]

Sport

SK Spartak Hulín is a football club which played in the Moravian–Silesian Football League (third tier of Czech football system). After relegation in 2019 the club suspended its activities and since the 2020–21 season it plays in lower amateur tiers.

Sights

The main landmark of Hulín is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. It was founded in the early 13th century. The originally Romanesque church was rebuilt into its present form after a fire in 1747.[4]

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic. Hulín is twinned with:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. Web site: Historie. Město Hulín. cs. 2021-12-14.
  3. Web site: Detail stanice Hulín. České dráhy. cs. 2024-06-19.
  4. Web site: Kostel sv. Václava a fara. Město Hulín. cs. 2023-04-07.