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 division

Račice-Pístovice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

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.[3]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. Web site: Public Census 2021 – basic data. Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. cs. 2022.
  3. Web site: Historie obce. Obec Račice-Pístovice. cs. 2020-10-08.