The highest point is the hill Hluboček at 351 m (1,152 ft) above sea level.
Until the establishment of Uherské Hradiště in the mid-13th century, it was an important administrative centre and defensive point with a castle.
[2] In the 1930s, when an Avia factory was established, Kunovice began to transform from an agriculture community to an industrial one.
The largest Czech producer of refrigerated and durable food, Hamé s.r.o.
[8] The main tourist attraction is the Kunovice Aviation Museum, located at the town's airport.