- Land Area: 1160 ha
- Population: 1054
- Altitude: 173 asml
The village is located in the slope between the river Kyjovka and road linking Břeclav with Hodonin, on the outskirts of Moravian alluvial forest. Its name meant „paled place“ in Old Czech language..
Týnec is one of the oldest settlements in the south-eastern Moravia and the only place of pilgrimage in Podluží. In written sources the recalls goes back to 1244, when it was owned by Markvart from Týnec, however, without question, the Slavic settlements existed here much earlier. According to some reports, the village was even donated to the Church of St. Petr in Olomouc by Prince Břetislav the 1st, in the year 1030. An important role used to play the local castle (or fortress), those little remains can be still found on the southeast edge of the village. During the Hussite Wars, it was occupied by personnel of Zikmund´s son-in-law, the Austrian duke and margrave of Morava, called Albrecht and therefore, in 1426 it was - unsuccessfully - besieged by Hussites. It probably disappeared in the 60s of 15th century, during Poděbrady´s wars, although some data also show, that it was restored in the 16th century and the last comment should refer to the year 1623. The village itself, which often changed owners, was named a town at fi rst in the year 1384, in 1580 it was burned by arsonistit and many times tested especially in the 17th century, same as for the whole region. In 1605 Týnec was burnt by rebellious „bočkajovci“, fourteen years later plundered by the emperor‘s army. The continued suffering was brought with the Thirty Years‘ War and with the year 1663 - Turkish raid. The restoration of this village continued very slowly here...
Fortunately, there have been preserved folk customs, clothes and songs. The traditional and most important event is the feast called „under the green“, hold in early September (the feast after beheading of St.John the Baptist), during which it is possible to admire the variety of folk costumes of Podluží worn by dozen of single boys and girls, local and even non-resident. Folk costume ball is hold in January or in February; Girls´ coronet then in November. There are two choirs, which contribute to the social life: it is a men choir and mixed church choir. Cultural life is also completed with programme of kindergarten and elementary school: annualy they organize Christmas academy, children‘s carnival, a celebration on Mothers´ Day and Children´s Day, the exhibitions of children‘s work, etc. Worth mentioning and seeing is a dominant of the village - the pilgrimage church of Beheading of St. John the Baptist, which comes from 1760 and was expanded more than hundred years later. In addition, we can mention the school from the year 1832, rebuilt in 1885, and historically listed oak under the Lady Chapel on the way to Tvrdonice. On his trunk you will certainly notice the image of Madonna with Jesus: The place is bound with legend, that a God´s Mother manifested to a soldier. When they tried to transport the image to the church in the nearby Moravská Nová Ves, the horses were unable to move the car, and therefore the image has remained there.
