Blatnice pod Svatým Antonínkem is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.

Geography

Blatnice pod Svatým Antonínkem is located about 26 km northeast of Hodonín and 34 km southwest of Zlín. It lies in the Vizovice Highlands. The highest point is the hill Střečkův kopec at 361 m above sea level. The Svodnice Stream flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Blatnice pod Svatým Antonínkem is from 1046. It was located on a trade route. The first mentions of the local wine production are from the late 13th and early 14th centuries.

Demographics

Economy

Blatnice pod Svatým Antonínkem is known for its wine production, which has a rich tradition and has its own brand of wine Blatnický Roháč.

Transport

In the centre of the village is the intersection of two main roads: the I/54 (the section from Veselí nad Moravou to the Czech-Slovak border in Strání) and the I/71 (from Uherský Ostroh to the Czech-Slovak border in Velká nad Veličkou).

Sights

The wine is produced in traditional vineyard buildings of folk architecture – búdy, which are above-ground cellars and presses. The oldest were built at the end of the 16th or at the beginning of the 17th century. The area with búdy is protected by law as a village monument zone. In the village centre is the Church of Saint Andrew. The current building was built in 1714–1717, when it replaced an older church from 1480. The prismatic tower contains a renaissance core from the original church. The Antonínský hill above the village with the small Chapel of Saint Anthony of Padua is the main pilgrimage site in Moravian Slovakia. The chapel was built in 1688 anc containts two murals painter by Jano Köhler. Part of the pilgrimage complex are Stations of the Cross.