| Starý Poddvorov | |
| 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: | 48.8747°N 16.9881°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1704 |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.46 |
| Elevation M: | 224 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 950 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 696 16 |
Starý Poddvorov is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.
Starý Poddvorov is located about 9km (06miles) west of Hodonín and 44km (27miles) southeast of Brno. It lies in the Kyjov Hills. The highest point is at 262m (860feet) above sea level.
The first written mention of Starý Poddvorov is from 1704, when the local winemakers started to build houses here and received land in the area of the extinct village of Potvorov from the Jesuits. After the Jesuit Order was abolished in 1773, the village became a part of the Hodonín estate in 1783. Since 1867, it has been a sovereign municipality.[2]
Starý Poddvorov is known for viticulture and wine-making. The municipality lies in the Slovácká wine sub-region.
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The most important sight is the wooden windmill. This technical monument was built in 1870.[3]
A landmark of Starý Poddvorov is the Church of Saint Martin. It is a modern church, built in 1994.[4]
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic. Starý Poddvorov is a member of the Charter of European Rural Communities, a town twinning association across the European Union and United Kingdom, along with:[5]
Bienvenida, Spain
Bièvre, Belgium
Bucine, Italy
Cashel, Ireland
Cissé, France
Desborough, United Kingdom
Ibănești, Romania
Kannus, Finland
Kolindros, Greece
Lassee, Austria
Medzev, Slovakia
Moravče, Slovenia
Nagycenk, Hungary
Nadur, Malta
Ockelbo, Sweden
Pano Lefkara, Cyprus
Põlva, Estonia
Strzyżów, Poland
Troisvierges, Luxembourg
Žagarė (Joniškis), Lithuania