Račiněves Explained

Račiněves
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:50.3731°N 14.2186°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1262
Area Total Km2:11.14
Elevation M:227
Population As Of:2024-01-01
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:633
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:413 01

Račiněves is a municipality and village in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Račiněves lies approximately 19km (12miles) south of Litoměřice, 34km (21miles) south of Ústí nad Labem, and 36km (22miles) north-west of Prague.

Archaeology

Račiněves is home to an important archaeological site, at which numerous stone tools dating to the Lower Palaeolithic were found.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. Szymanek. Marcin. Julien. Marie-Anne. Early and Middle Pleistocene climate-environment conditions in Central Europe and the hominin settlement record. Quaternary Science Reviews. Elsevier BV. 198. 2018. 0277-3791. 10.1016/j.quascirev.2018.08.021. 56–75.