Račice-Pístovice is a municipality in

Vyškov District Vyškov District () is a Okres, district in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Vyškov. Administrative division Vyškov District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with ext ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 1,400 inhabitants. Račice-Pístovice lies approximately west of

Vyškov Vyškov (; ) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 21,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Administrative division Vyškov consists of 13 mun ...

, north-east of

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, and south-east of

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Administrative division

Račice-Pístovice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Račice (683) *Pístovice (552)

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.

Demographics

Notable people

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 Ol ...

(1908–1997), gymnast, Olympic champion

References

External links

* Villages in Vyškov District {{SouthMoravia-geo-stub