| Hoštice-Heroltice | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Moravian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Vyškov |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.2872°N 17.0667°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1349 |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.24 |
| Elevation M: | 230 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 627 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 683 26 |
Hoštice-Heroltice is a municipality in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
The municipality is made up of the villages of Hoštice and Heroltice. The two villages are urbanistically fused.
Both the names Hoštice and Heroltice are derived from the personal names – Hošt and Herolt.[2]
Hoštice-Heroltice is located about 4km (02miles) east of Vyškov and 29km (18miles) northeast of Brno. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Vyškov Gate. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Haná River.
The first written mention of Hoštice is from 1445, Heroltice was first mentioned in 1349. Hoštice and Heroltice were merged into one municipality in 1942.[2]
The D1 motorway from Brno to Ostrava runs through the southern part of the municipality.
The main landmark of the municipality is the Church of Saint John the Baptist in Hoštice. It was built in the late Gothic style in 1445.[3]