Hostětín

Hostětín
Hostětín
Municipality
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	Hostětín
	Coordinates: 49°2′50″N 17°52′45″E / 49.04722°N 17.87917°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Zlín
District	Uherské Hradiště
Area
• Total	3.63 km2 (1.40 sq mi)
Elevation	384 m (1,260 ft)
Population (2006)
• Total	236
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Postal code	687 71
Website	http://www.hostetin.cz

Hostětín is a village and municipality (obec) in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic.

The municipality covers an area of 3.63 square kilometres (1.40 sq mi), and has a population of 236 (as at 3 July 2006).

Hostětín lies approximately 31 kilometres (19 mi) east of Uherské Hradiště, 26 km (16 mi) south-east of Zlín, and 276 km (171 mi) south-east of Prague.

Sustainability

The village is known for its environmental activities. Since 1995, the village and other organizations have realized several projects, among them apple juice factory, passive house and solar panels. Because of this, on the 22 March 2010 Charles, Prince of Wales has visited this village. In 2015 there was a visit of Andrew Schapiro, ambassador to the Czech Republic of United States during Earth Day.^[1]

The municipality has already won several awards for its approach to the use of renewable energy sources, such as the Energy Globe 2007 or the Czech Solar Award 2009. In 2012, Hostětín, along with 19 other European municipalities and regions, won the Climate Star International Award 2012. ^[2]