Račice (German: Ratschitz) is a municipality and village in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. It is a major rowing and flatwater canoeing venue.
Račice | |
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 Municipal office | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Račice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°27′41″N 14°21′4″E / 50.46139°N 14.35111°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Ústí nad Labem |
| District | Litoměřice |
| First mentioned | 1295 |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.30 km2 (2.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 158 m (518 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 401 |
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 411 08 |
| Website | www |
Etymology
editThe name is derived from the personal name Radek, meaning "the village of Radek's people". It was originally written as Radčice.[2]
Geography
editRačice is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) southeast of Litoměřice, 31 km (19 mi) southeast of Ústí nad Labem and 39 km (24 mi) north of Prague. It lies in the Lower Ohře Table. The municipality is situated in a meander of the Elbe River on its left bank, and the river forms part of the municipal border.
History
editThe first written mention of Račice is from 1268.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
editThe railway line from Prague to Ústí nad Labem runs through the municipality, but there is no train station. The municipality is served by the station in the neighbouring village of Hněvice (part of Štětí).
Sport
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Račice is the major rowing and flatwater canoeing venue in the country. The municipality hosted the 1993 World Rowing Championships, the 2006 and 2015 Canoe Sprint European Championships, the 2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, and the 2017 European Rowing Championships. More recently the venue hosted the 2022 World Rowing Championships.[5]
Sights
editThere are no cultural monuments in the municipality.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b "Račice – historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Račice. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ Palmer, Dan (2018-03-28). "Račice awarded 2022 World Rowing Championships". insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media Company Limited. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Račice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
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