Hulín

Hulín (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦuliːn]; German: Hullein) is a town in Kroměříž District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,700 inhabitants.

Hulín
Town
Town square with the town hall
Flag
Coat of arms
Hulín
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°19′0″N 17°27′50″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionZlín
DistrictKroměříž
First mentioned1224
Government
 • MayorRoman Hoza
Area
 • Total32.12 km2 (12.40 sq mi)
Elevation
191 m (627 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total6,687
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
768 24
Websitewww.hulin.cz

Administrative parts

Villages of Chrášťany and Záhlinice are administrative parts of Hulín.

History

The first written mention of Hulín is from 1224, when the visit of King Ottokar I of Bohemia was documented. In 1261, the village was donated to the church by King Ottokar II of Bohemia as acknowledgement to bishop Bruno von Schauenburg for his services. Shortly after, Hulín was promoted to a town. At the end of the 13th century, a local small fortress was rebuilt to a bigger castle and the town centre was fortified with walls and a moat.[2]

The local population subsisted mainly on agriculture. The breeding of cattle was significant. In the 1840s, the railway was built and the town slowly began to industrialize.[2]

Sport

SK Spartak Hulín is a football club which played in the Moravian–Silesian Football League (third tier of Czech football system). After relegation in 2019 the club suspended its activities ans since the 2020–21 season it plays in the lower amateur tiers.

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Hulín is twinned with:[3]

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
  2. "Historie" (in Czech). Město Hulín. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  3. "Družební setkání ve Zlatých Moravcích", Hulíňan (in Czech), Město Hulín, p. 12, September 2019
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