Hodonín is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 25,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Morava River, on the border with Slovakia.

History

Hodonín was first mentioned in 1046. In 1228 it became a town. During the Thirty Years’ War the town was severely damaged and the population decreased. In 18th century a local castle was rebuilt to a tobacco factory, whose production helped repopulate the town.^[

Economy

In the vicinity of the town there is an oil field and a stratum of lignite, which was formerly transported to the town of Otrokovice, a few kilometers from the city of Zlín, by the Baťa Canal, which was built by the Czech entrepreneur Tomáš Baťa and now operates as a tourist attraction.