Hulín

Hulín (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦuliːn]; German: Hullein) is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,800 inhabitants.

Hulín
Town
Town square with the town hall
Flag
Coat of arms
Hulín
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°19′1″N 17°27′49″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionZlín
DistrictKroměříž
First mentioned1224
Government
  MayorRoman Hoza
Area
  Total32.14 km2 (12.41 sq mi)
Elevation
191 m (627 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
  Total6,762
  Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
768 24
Websitewww.hulin.cz

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.

Notable people

  • Josef Janáček (1925–1994), historian and pedagogue
  • Zdeněk Nehoda (born 1952), footballer and football agent
  • Stanislav Hložek (born 1954), singer
  • Radek Drulák (born 1962), footballer
  • Zdeněk Zlámal (born 1985), footballer

Twin towns – sister cities

Hulín is twinned with:[2]

References

  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. Družební setkání ve Zlatých Moravcích (in Czech), Hulíňan č. 06 - 2019, p. 12
  • Media related to Hulín at Wikimedia Commons



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