- Land Area: 2116 ha
- Population: 2,086
- Altitude: 176 asml
The village is situated on the edge of high agriculturally continuously cultivated terraces with fields and vineyards above the river Kyjovka.
According to its name, some researchers conclude that it could be estabilished by the Hodonín´s castellan called Tvrdiš, mentioned in 1169, but the first credible mention is almost a hundred years younger - comes up from the year 1264, when the village wrote on Jan of Tvrdonice. As in the case of other villages, Tvrdonice had changed many owners in the past, some of whom lived even on the extinct water fortress, which lied on the meadows in the eastern part of the local land,in the area called Hradišťko. In 1528, kin of Žerotín gained the municipality, ten year later it was promoted to town. Disaster came in the century following, accompanied by incursions from neighboring Hungary and by the devastating Thirty Years War. Population in the badly affected agricultural area stagnated even in the eighteenth century, but the fishermen still played an important role there, they associated into the own guild.
Today´s Tvrdonice is a dynamically developing village, which residents respect the traditions of their ancestors and carefully maintain and develop them. The finale of folklore events, not only here but throughout the region, is an ethnographic festival Podluží in songs and dances, taking pride in its long tradition. Together with the International folklore festival in Strážnice and Horňácko´s festival, they belong among the three most popular events of this type in Slovácko. These festivals are held right in the village and especially at the local ethnographic complex, always on the first weekend in June each year and they attract one thousand favourers of folk customs. In addition, visitors of this town can be invited the folk costume feast (first Sunday in September), or to the Day of Open Wine Cellars (June). It is certainly not surprising, that in Tvrdonice operates a children‘ s ethnographic fi le „Pomněnka“; Slovácko´s Podluží club including its famous men choir, which associates singers from the neighboring Kostice. This club cooperate with cymbalo music named after the local native, a major minstrel Jožka Severin. Placed here is even the brass band called Podlužanka.
The sights here include the neo-gothic church of St. Nicholas from the year 1941, the statue of St.John of Nepomuk from the year 1841, trihedral calvary probably having its origin in the 18th century. You may also check through a natural amphitheater with Slovácko´s cottage. Rare fauna and flora is presented in a mosaic of meadows and wetlands, preserved in the nivea of Kyjovka and Morava rivers. Treasures of alluvial forest are protected in the Nature reserve Stibůrkovská lakes.
The famous personalities, in addition to already mentioned J. Severin, are at least well known folklorist of Podluží named Jan Kružík or European champion in judo, in the category of veterans, Jiří Hasil.
