Račice-Pístovice Explained

Račice-Pístovice
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:49.2758°N 16.8728°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1227
Area Total Km2:18.86
Elevation M:340
Population As Of:2024-01-01
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1314
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:683 05

Račice-Pístovice is a municipality in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.

Račice-Pístovice lies approximately 9km (06miles) west of Vyškov, 21km (13miles) north-east of Brno, and 199km (124miles) south-east of Prague.

Administrative parts

The municipality is made up of the 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. Web site: Historie obce. Obec Račice-Pístovice. cs. 2020-10-08.