Hodonín

Hodonín is a town of 24,000 people (2025) in South Moravia in the Czech Republic. Among the main landmarks of Hodonín are the Church of Saint Lawrence and the Art Nouveau town hall. The town is known as the birthplace of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, the first president of Czechoslovakia.

• 48.853117.12611 Tourist Information Centre (Turistické informační centrum města Hodonín), Národní třída 3957/36, ☏ +420 518 351 437.  (updated Oct 2026)

The town has direct connections with Brno (~1 hour). From Prague, there are only two direct trains every day (~4 hours), but you can also use connection with transfer in Břeclav (3 hr 50 min to 4 hr 15 min). There are also international connections from Bratislava (1¾–2 hr), Vienna (1¼ hr), Katowice (3¾–4¼ hr), and, once a day, from Budapest (4¼ hr).

• 48.84901217.1284981 St. Lawrence Church (Kostel sv. Vavřince). A 18th-century church, built on the site of the former early Baroque church. Located on the main square (Masarykovo nám.)  
• 48.84817.1282 Town hall tower (Radniční věž), Masarykovo náměstí 53/1, ☏ +420 608 934 142. Lookout tower on the main square  (updated Oct 2026)
• 48.863917.10563 Hodonín Zoo, U Červených domků 3529. It was founded in 1977 and it is one of the smallest and youngest zoos in the country. As of 2021, it held 900 animals from 250 species.  (updated Oct 2026)

• FK Hodonín plays in the third tier of Czech football league system.
• SHKM Baník Hodonín plays in the third tier of Czech ice hockey league system