Račice-Pístovice

Račice-Pístovice is a municipality in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.

Račice-Pístovice
Račice Castle
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Račice-Pístovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°16′33″N 16°52′22″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictVyškov
First mentioned1227
Area
  Total18.86 km2 (7.28 sq mi)
Elevation
340 m (1,120 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
  Total1,238
  Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
683 05
Websitewww.racice-pistovice.cz

Račice-Pístovice lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of Vyškov, 21 km (13 mi) north-east of Brno, and 199 km (124 mi) south-east of Prague.

Administrative parts

The municipality is made up of villages of Račice and Pístovice.

History

The first written mention about Račice is from 1227 and about Pístovice is from 1375. Račice and Pístovice were merged into one municipality in 1960.[2]

Notable people

  • Alois Hudec (1908–1997), gymnast and Olympic champion

References

  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Račice-Pístovice. Retrieved 2020-10-08.


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