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 / 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)
• Total	401
• Density	76/km2 (200/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 a 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 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

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

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	272	—
1880	266	−2.2%
1890	299	+12.4%
1900	330	+10.4%
1910	417	+26.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	411	−1.4%
1930	386	−6.1%
1950	315	−18.4%
1961	347	+10.2%
1970	364	+4.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	341	−6.3%
1991	269	−21.1%
2001	308	+14.5%
2011	319	+3.6%
2021	355	+11.3%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

The 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

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

There are no cultural monuments in the municipality.^[6]

References

^ "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.

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[history-2] "Račice – historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Račice. Retrieved 2023-11-10.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] Palmer, Dan (2018-03-28). "Račice awarded 2022 World Rowing Championships". insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media Company Limited. Retrieved 2018-06-12.

[6] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Račice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-24.

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