Sudoměřice
Main street
Main street
Flag of Sudoměřice
Coat of arms of Sudoměřice
Sudoměřice is located in Czech Republic
Sudoměřice
Sudoměřice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°52′2″N 17°15′24″E / 48.86722°N 17.25667°E / 48.86722; 17.25667
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictHodonín
First mentioned1368
Area
  Total9.33 km2 (3.60 sq mi)
Elevation
182 m (597 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
  Total1,256
  Density130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
696 66
Websitewww.obecsudomerice.cz

Sudoměřice is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.

Geography

Sudoměřice is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of Hodonín, on the border with Slovakia. It lies in a flat landscape of the Lower Morava Valley. The Baťa Canal flows through the municipality.

Sights

Sudoměřice coal tipper

A technical monument is the Sudoměřice coal tipper. The tipper was used to transfer lignite to ships on the Baťa Canal, which was brought by rail from a nearby mine. It dates from 1939. Today it serves as a lookout tower, and in its interior there is an exhibition about its function.[2]

References

  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. "Technická památka Výklopník na Baťově kanále" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-06-29.


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