Račice (Litoměřice District)

Račice
Račice
Municipality
	Municipal office
	Flag Coat of arms
	Račice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°27′41″N 14°21′4″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 (2023-01-01)[1]
• Total	388
• Density	73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	411 08
Website	www.racice.cz

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 the major rowing and flatwater canoeing venue.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Radek, meaning "the village of Radek's people". It was originally written as Radčice.[2]

Geography

Račice 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 Eger 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

The first written mention of Račice is from 1268.[2]

Sport

Račice rowing centre

Račice is the major rowing and flatwater canoeing venue in the country. The municipality hosted the 1993 World Rowing Championships and 2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, as well as the 2017 European Rowing Championships and the 2006 and 2015 Canoe Sprint European Championships. It also hosted the 2022 World Rowing Championships.[3]

Sights

There are no cultural monuments in the municipality.[4]

References

"Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
"Račice – historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Račice. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
Palmer, Dan (28 March 2018). "Račice awarded 2022 World Rowing Championships". insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media Company Limited. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
"Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Račice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-08-22.

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[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[history-2] "Račice – historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Račice. Retrieved 2022-09-14.

[3] Palmer, Dan (28 March 2018). "Račice awarded 2022 World Rowing Championships". insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media Company Limited. Retrieved 12 June 2018.

[4] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Račice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-08-22.