Starý Poddvorov

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.

Geography
Starý Poddvorov is located about 9 km west of Hodonín and 44 km southeast of Brno. It lies in the Kyjov Hills. The highest point is at 262 m above sea level.

History
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.

Economy
Starý Poddvorov is known for viticulture and wine-making. The municipality lies in the Slovácká wine sub-region.

Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights
The most important sight is the wooden windmill. This technical monument was built in 1870.

A landmark of Starý Poddvorov is the Church of Saint Martin. It is a modern church, built in 1994.

Twin towns – sister cities
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:


 * 🇪🇸 Bienvenida, Spain
 * 🇧🇪 Bièvre, Belgium
 * 🇮🇹 Bucine, Italy
 * 🇮🇪 Cashel, Ireland
 * 🇫🇷 Cissé, France
 * 🇬🇧 Desborough, United Kingdom
 * Esch (Haaren), Netherlands
 * 🇩🇪 Hepstedt, Germany
 * 🇷🇴 Ibănești, Romania
 * 🇱🇻 Kandava (Tukums), Latvia
 * 🇫🇮 Kannus, Finland
 * 🇬🇷 Kolindros, Greece
 * 🇦🇹 Lassee, Austria
 * 🇸🇰 Medzev, Slovakia
 * 🇸🇮 Moravče, Slovenia
 * Næstved, Denmark
 * 🇭🇺 Nagycenk, Hungary
 * 🇲🇹 Nadur, Malta
 * 🇸🇪 Ockelbo, Sweden
 * 🇨🇾 Pano Lefkara, Cyprus
 * 🇪🇪 Põlva, Estonia
 * Samuel (Soure), Portugal
 * 🇧🇬 Slivo Pole, Bulgaria
 * 🇵🇱 Strzyżów, Poland
 * Tisno, Croatia
 * 🇱🇺 Troisvierges, Luxembourg
 * 🇱🇹 Žagarė (Joniškis), Lithuania