Hodějice is a municipality and village in

Vyškov District Vyškov District () is a Okres, district in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Vyškov. Administrative division Vyškov District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with ext ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Hoděj, meaning "Hoděj's (court)".

Geography

Hodějice is located about south of

Vyškov Vyškov (; ) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 21,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Administrative division Vyškov consists of 13 mun ...

and east of

Brno Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...

. The southern part of the municipal territory with the built-up area lies in the Ždánice Forest. The northern part lies in the

Litenčice Hills Litenčice () is a market town in Kroměříž District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Administrative division Litenčice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 censu ...

. The highest point is the hill Vinohrad at above sea level. Hodějice is situated in an agricultural landscape. The Litava River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Hodějice is in the account book of the

Teutonic Knights The Teutonic Order is a Catholic religious institution founded as a military society in Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem. The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem was formed to aid Christians on their pilgrimages to t ...

order from 1383. Among the owners of the village were the Teutonic Knights, various lower nobles and the Kaunitz family.

Demographics

Transport

The I/50 road (part of the

European route E50 European route E50 is an A-type east–west connection across the European continent. It connects the key naval port of Brest in France with Makhachkala, on the Caspian Sea in the Russian republic Dagestan. Outlook Half the route comprises hi ...

) from Brno to

Uherské Hradiště Uherské Hradiště (; ) is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 25,000 inhabitants. The agglomeration with the two neighbouring towns of Staré Město (Uherské Hradiště District), Staré Město and Kunovice has over ...

passes through the municipality. The railway line from Brno to Uherské Hradiště runs through the municipality, but there is no train stop. Hodějice is served by the train stop in neighbouring Křižanovice.

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality. The main landmark is the Church of Saint Bartholomew. It was built in 1882–1884.

References

External links

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