Protivin is a city in Chickasaw and Howard counties in the U.S. state of Iowa.

[3] Early settlers named the city after the Bohemian town of Protivín in what is now the south of the Czech Republic.

The first Czech settlers arrived around 1855 and established themselves because the landscape reminded them of their home region.

The community was and is predominately Catholic and they built their own church in 1878 which was the town's first structure.

The event draws people from throughout Howard and Chickasaw counties.

[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.48 square miles (1.24 km2), all land.

As of the census of 2020,[11] there were 269 people, 140 households, and 76 families residing in the city.

Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 8.6% of the population.

39.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

43.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 29.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The municipality is within the Turkey Valley Community School District.