Prace, Czech Republic Explained

Prace
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:South Moravian
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Brno-Country
Pushpin Map:Czech Republic
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates:49.1411°N 16.7653°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1274
Area Total Km2:4.71
Elevation M:245
Population As Of:2024-01-01
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:977
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:664 58

Prace (German: Pratzen) is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Geography

Prace is located about 12km (07miles) southeast of Brno. It lies in the Dyje–Svratka Valley. The highest point is the hill Pracký kopec at 325m (1,066feet) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Prace is from 1274.[2]

The pivotal action in the Battle of Austerlitz was fought over a nearby elevated area called Pracký kopec.

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Prace is the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. It was originally a Baroque church, rebuilt in the Neoclassical style.[3]

The Cairn of Peace Memorial in Prace memorializes those killed in the Battle of Austerlitz. It is an architecturally valuable Gesamtkunstwerk, built in the Art Nouveau style in 1910–1912. The monument symbolizes an ancient Slavic burial mound and consists of a four-sided truncated pyramid with a height of .[4]

A cultural monument is the mass grave of about 800 Russian soldiers who died in the Battle of Austerlitz.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. Web site: Historie a současnost obce. Obec Prace. cs. 2021-11-12.
  3. Web site: Kostel Povýšení sv. Kříže. National Heritage Institute. cs. 2024-04-17.
  4. Web site: Pomník Mohyla míru. National Heritage Institute. cs. 2024-04-17.
  5. Web site: Hromadný hrob z bitvy u Slavkova. National Heritage Institute. cs. 2024-04-17.