Račice-Pístovice is a municipality in
Vyškov District 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
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. It has about 1,238 inhabitants.
Račice-Pístovice lies approximately west of
Vyškov, north-east of
Brno
Brno ( , ; german: Brünn ) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 380,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic ...
, and south-east of
Prague
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.
Administrative parts
The municipality is made up of 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.
Notable people
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Alois Hudec
Alois Hudec (12 July 1908 – 23 January 1997) was a Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovak gymnastics, gymnast and an individual World and Olympic Champion in the sport.
He competed for Czechoslovakia at the Olympics, Czechoslovakia at the 1936 Summer Oly ...
(1908–1997), gymnast, Olympic champion
References
Villages in Vyškov District
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