| Sudoměřice | |
| 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: | 48.8672°N 17.2567°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1368 |
| Area Total Km2: | 9.33 |
| Elevation M: | 182 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1253 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 696 66 |
Sudoměřice is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.
The village was named after its founder Sudomír.[2]
Sudoměřice is located about 9km (06miles) east of Hodonín and 58km (36miles) southeast of Brno, on the border with Slovakia. It lies mostly in a flat landscape of the Lower Morava Valley, only the eastern tip of the municipal territory extends into the White Carpathians mountain range. The highest point is at 265m (869feet) above sea level.
The Radějovka stream (here part of the Baťa Canal) flows through the municipality. The stream Sudoměřický potok flows along the Czech-Slovak border (and partly forms the border) until it joins the Radějovka. The eastern half of the municipal territory lies within the White Carpathians Protected Landscape Area.
The village was founded probably in 1262 by Sudomír Tvrdišovec, who was the chamberlain of King Ottokar II. The first written mention of Sudoměřice is from 1368, when it was bought by Beneš of Kravaře. The village suffered greatly from the invasions of troops from Hungary, the Thirty Years' War, and the invasions of Turks and Tatars in the second half of the 17th century.[2]
Sudoměřice is known for viticulture. The municipality lies in the Slovácká wine sub-region.
In Sudoměřice is the road border crossing Sudoměřice / Skalica with Slovakia. The I/55 road (the section from Hodonín to Uherské Hradiště) passes through the municipal territory.
Sudoměřice is located on the railway line Hodonín–Javorník.[3]
The main landmark of Sudoměřice is the Church of Christ the King. It was built in 1931–1933.[4]
A technical monument is the Sudoměřice coal tipper. The tipper was used to transfer lignite to ships on the Baťa Canal, which was brought by rail from a nearby mine. It dates from 1939. Today it serves as a lookout tower, and in its interior there is an exhibition about its function.[5]