Racławice | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Lesser Poland |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Miechów |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Racławice |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Coordinates: | 50.3297°N 20.2322°W |
Racławice is a village located in Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland. It became famous after the victorious Battle of Racławice (1794) in the Kościuszko Uprising. It is the seat of a municipality (Gmina Racławice) within Miechów County. It lies approximately 15km (09miles) east of Miechów and 370NaN0 north-east of the regional capital Kraków.
The battle site is one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments (Pomnik historii), as designated May 1, 2004. Its listing is maintained by the National Heritage Board of Poland.