| Račice | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ústí nad Labem |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Litoměřice |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.4614°N 14.3511°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1295 |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.30 |
| Elevation M: | 158 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 401 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 411 08 |
Račice (German: Ratschitz) is a municipality and village in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. It is a major rowing and flatwater canoeing venue.
The name is derived from the personal name Radek, meaning "the village of Radek's people". It was originally written as Radčice.[2]
Račice is located about southeast of Litoměřice, 31km (19miles) southeast of Ústí nad Labem and 39km (24miles) north of Prague. It lies in the Lower Ohře Table. The municipality is situated in a meander of the Elbe River on its left bank, and the river forms part of the municipal border.
The first written mention of Račice is from 1268.[2]
The railway line from Prague to Ústí nad Labem runs through the municipality, but there is no train station. The municipality is served by the station in the neighbouring village of Hněvice (part of Štětí).
Račice is the major rowing and flatwater canoeing venue in the country. The municipality hosted the 1993 World Rowing Championships and 2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, as well as the 2017 European Rowing Championships and the 2006 and 2015 Canoe Sprint European Championships. It also hosted the 2022 World Rowing Championships.[3]
There are no cultural monuments in the municipality.[4]