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Flatonia, Texas Travel Guide

Region: Prairies and Lakes

This community was settled by English, German, Bohemian and Czech immigrants, many of whom came to the country in the 1850s and 1860s to avoid Austro-Hungarian oppression. Today the town is a quiet farming and ranching community located on busy I-10.

Attractions

E.A. Arnim Archives and Museum. This local history museum contains exhibits on Flatonia's early days and its settlement by many cultural groups. Open Thursday and Friday afternoons.

Festivals

October: Czhilispiel. When tiny Flatonia needed a doctor years ago, local citizens decided to send a hometown girl to medical school. To fund her education, they began this chili cookoff (now the second largest in Texas) and festival held in late October. There's lots of music, a quilt show, "the world's largest tented biergarten," and a barbecue cookoff as well.

Market Days: Flatonia also hosts Market Days once per quarter, featuring local merchants and artisans. Markets are held in March, June, September and a special Christmas market in early December.

Hotels

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For More Information

Flatonia Chamber of Commerce
208 East North Main
Flatonia, TX 78941
361-865-3920


 
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