Ratíškovice is a municipality and village in

Hodonín District Hodonín District ( cs, okres Hodonín) is one of seven districts (''okres'') within South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Hodonín. The main river of the district is the Morava, which geographically divides the ...

in the

South Moravian Region The South Moravian Region ( cs, Jihomoravský kraj; , ; sk, Juhomoravský kraj) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the south-western part of its historical region of Moravia (an exception is Jobova Lhota which trad ...

of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

. It has about 4,000 inhabitants.

Geography

Ratíškovice is located about northeast of

Hodonín Hodonín (; german: Göding) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 24,000 inhabitants. Administrative parts Hodonín is made up of only one administrative part. Geography Hodonín is located about southeast ...

and southeast of

. It lies in a flat landscape of the

Lower Morava Valley The Lower Morava Valley ( cs, Dolnomoravský úval, Jihomoravská pánev; sk, Dolnomoravský úval; german: Nieder March Talsenke) is a geomorphological formation (special type of valley) in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It is formed by the ...

. The highest point is the Náklo hill above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Ratíškovice is in a deed of bishop

Jindřich Zdík Jindřich Zdík (also anglicized as ''Henry Zdík'') (c. 1083 – 1150 in Prague) was bishop of Olomouc from 1126 to 1150. Biography Zdík went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1137/1138. While he was there, Rorgo Fretellus of Nazareth dedica ...

from 1141. It is one of the oldest villages in the area. People in Ratíškovice were mainly farmers; they used to grow rye, barley, oat, potatoes, corn, millet and hemp. At the end of the 19th century, they started to work in mines in

Dubňany Dubňany () is a town in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,200 inhabitants. Geography Dubňany is located about north of Hodonín Hodonín (; german: Göding) is a town in the South Moravian R ...

and Milotice.

Demographics

Economy

Ratíškovice is known for

viticulture Viticulture (from the Latin word for ''vine'') or winegrowing (wine growing) is the cultivation and harvesting of grapes. It is a branch of the science of horticulture. While the native territory of ''Vitis vinifera'', the common grape vine, ran ...

and wine-making. The municipality lies in the Slovácká wine sub-region.

Sport

The football club

FK Baník Ratíškovice FK Baník Ratíškovice is a football club from the South Moravian village of Ratíškovice, Czech Republic. It currently plays in the regional division. Baník Ratíškovice played in the Czechoslovak Second League in the 1959–1960 and 1962� ...

is based in Ratíškovice. It plays in lower amateur tiers.

Sights

The most important monument is the Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius. It was built in 1855–1857. The second protected monument is a statue of Saint John of Nepomuk. It is a late Baroque work dating from 1842.

Notable people

Josef Vacenovský Josef Vacenovský (born 9 July 1937) is a Czech football forward who played for Czechoslovakia in the 1960 European Nations' Cup. He also played for Dukla Prague. References Profileat the ČMFS The Football Association of the Czech Republic ...

(1937–2023), footballer * Anna Hubáčková (born 1957), politician * Michal Kordula (born 1978), football player and manager

Twin towns – sister cities

Ratíškovice is twinned with: *

Vouziers Vouziers () is a commune of the Ardennes department, northern France. Vouziers is the burial place of the pioneer First World War fighter pilot Roland Garros, after whom the Stade Roland Garros in Paris (the location of the French Open tennis ...

, France

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ratiskovice Villages in Hodonín District Moravian Slovakia