The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.

The highest point is the hill Lenivá hora at 463 m (1,519 ft) above sea level.

In 1284, King Wenceslaus II allowed to fortify the market town.

[3] Due to financial difficulties of the monastery, in the 14th and 15th centuries, Kyjov was pawned to various lower nobles.

In the second half of the 19th century, Kyjov has a German speaking minory, which included Jewish population.

[3] Until 1918, Kyjov was part of Austria-Hungary, head of the district with the same name, one of the 34 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Moravia.

[1] Kyjov is located on the railway line from Brno to Uherské Hradiště.

[8] Kyjov participated and won silver in the 2008 Entente Florale Europe, which is an international horticultural competition.

It was built in the first half of the 16th century as a manor house and gradually served various purposes.