Starý Poddvorov
Introduction '''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  west of Hodonín. It lies in the Kyjov Hills.
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 extinct village Potvorov from the Jesuits. After the Jesuit Order was abolished in 1773, it 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.
Sights The wooden windmill is the most important sight. This technical monument was built in 1870.
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, alongside 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
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