Račice-Pístovice

Municipality in South Moravian, Czech Republic

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49°16′33″N 16°52′22″E / 49.27583°N 16.87278°E / 49.27583; 16.87278Country

Czech RepublicRegionSouth MoravianDistrict VyškovFirst mentioned1227Area

• Total18.86 km² (7.28 sq mi)Elevation

340 m (1,120 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,239 • Density66/km² (170/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

683 05

Websitewww.racice-pistovice.cz

Račice-Pístovice is a municipality in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.

Račice-Pístovice lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of Vyškov, 21 km (13 mi) north-east of Brno, and 199 km (124 mi) 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]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,291	—
1880	1,343	+4.0%
1890	1,452	+8.1%
1900	1,369	−5.7%
1910	1,455	+6.3%
1921	1,383	−4.9%
1930	1,407	+1.7%
1950	1,347	−4.3%
1961	1,399	+3.9%
1970	1,279	−8.6%
1980	1,147	−10.3%
1991	1,000	−12.8%
2001	1,018	+1.8%
2011	1,107	+8.7%
2021	1,235	+11.6%
Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Notable people

Alois Hudec (1908–1997), gymnast, Olympic champion

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Račice-Pístovice. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Vyškov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.