| Podivín | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Moravian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Břeclav |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 48.8256°N 16.8483°W |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Martin Důbrava |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1062 |
| Area Total Km2: | 17.75 |
| Elevation M: | 165 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 2929 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 691 45 |
Podivín (German: Kostel) is a town in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants.
Podivín is located about 9km (06miles) north of Břeclav and 45km (28miles) southeast of Brno. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Lower Morava Valley. The Thaya River flows through the southern part of the municipal territory. The Trkmanka River flows along the western border and then joins the Thaya.
The first written mention of Podivín is in Chronica Boemorum and is related to the years 1062–1067. From the 1520s until their expulsion in 1622, the Anabaptist community existed in the town. The Jewish community was first documented in 1619, when there was 140 Jews.[2]
The D2 motorway (part of the European route E65) from Brno to Břeclav passes through the municipal territory.
Podivín is located on the Brno–Staré Město railway line.[3]
The main landmark of Podivín is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. It is a Gothic church, rebuilt into its present form in 1791.[4] Part of the enclosure wall of the church is the Chapel of Saints Cyril and Methodius. It was built in 1857 on the site of a medieval chapel.[5]
The Jewish cemetery consists of 1,000 tombs; the oldest one is from 1694. The ceremonial hall dates from the 19th century.[6]