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Tvrdonice

Municipality in South Moravian, Czech Republic

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48°45′38″N 16°59′40″E / 48.76056°N 16.99444°E / 48.76056; 16.99444Country

Czech RepublicRegionSouth MoravianDistrict BřeclavFirst mentioned1264Area

• Total21.20 km² (8.19 sq mi)Elevation

176 m (577 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total2,092 • Density99/km² (260/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

691 53

Websitewww.tvrdonice.cz

Tvrdonice (German: Turnitz) is a municipality and village in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants.

Geography

Tvrdonice is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) northeast of Břeclav and 55 km (34 mi) southeast of Brno, on the border with Slovakia. It lies in a flat landscape of the Lower Morava Valley. The municipality is crossed by the Kyjovka river. The Czech-Slovak border is formed here by the Morava River.

History

The first written mention of Tvrdonice is from 1264. In 1538, the village was promoted to a market town, but it later lost the title.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,397	—
1880	1,563	+11.9%
1890	1,669	+6.8%
1900	1,795	+7.5%
1910	2,013	+12.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	2,120	+5.3%
1930	2,116	−0.2%
1950	1,997	−5.6%
1961	2,204	+10.4%
1970	2,199	−0.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	2,173	−1.2%
1991	2,114	−2.7%
2001	2,067	−2.2%
2011	2,050	−0.8%
2021	2,019	−1.5%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Economy

Tvrdonice is known for viticulture. It lies in the Slovácká wine subregion.

Transport

The D2 motorway (part of the European route E65) from Brno to the Czech-Slovak border in Lanžhot passes along the western municipal border.

Sights

The only protected cultural monument in Tvrdonice are a statue of Saint John of Nepomuk from the end of the 19th century and a Baroque calvary, which dates from 1760.^[5]

The main landmark of Tvrdonice is the Church of Saint Nicholas. Existence of the original church was first documented in 1673. Due to its poor condition, it was demolished in 1879. The new neo-Gothic church was built in 1881–1884, but it has to be demolished in 1939 due to cracks caused by the hillside location. Today, there is a park on its site. The current Church of Saint Nicholas was built nearby in 1940–1941.^[6]

Notable people

Jan Netopilík (1936–2022), athlete

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Obec Tvrdonice" (in Czech). Obec Tvrdonice. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Břeclav" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Tvrdonice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
^ "Významná místa" (in Czech). Obec Tvrdonice. Retrieved 2024-04-22.