Prace, Czech Republic

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Prace
Municipality
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Cairn of Peace Monument
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Flag
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Prace
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°8′28″N16°45′55″E / 49.14111°N 16.76528°E / 49.14111; 16.76528
CountryFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Region South Moravian
District Brno-Country
First mentioned1274
Area
 • Total4.71 km2 (1.82 sq mi)
Elevation
245 m (804 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01) [1]
 • Total977
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
664 58
Website www.praceubrna.cz

Prace (German : Pratzen) is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

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Geography

Prace is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of Brno. It lies in the Dyje–Svratka Valley. The highest point is the hill Pracký kopec at 325 m (1,066 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Prace is from 1274. [2]

The pivotal action in the Battle of Austerlitz was fought over a nearby elevated area called Pracký kopec.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869589—    
1880842+43.0%
1890837−0.6%
1900845+1.0%
1910873+3.3%
YearPop.±%
1921895+2.5%
1930966+7.9%
1950866−10.4%
1961931+7.5%
1970884−5.0%
YearPop.±%
1980832−5.9%
1991785−5.6%
2001847+7.9%
2011884+4.4%
2021911+3.1%
Source: Censuses [3] [4]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Prace, kostel (0039).jpg
Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

The main landmark of Prace is the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. It was originally a Baroque church, rebuilt in the Neoclassical style. [5]

The Cairn of Peace Memorial in Prace memorializes those killed in the Battle of Austerlitz. It is an architecturally valuable Gesamtkunstwerk , built in the Art Nouveau style in 1910–1912. The monument symbolizes an ancient Slavic burial mound and consists of a four-sided truncated pyramid with a height of 26 metres (85 ft). [6]

A cultural monument is the mass grave of about 800 Russian soldiers who died in the Battle of Austerlitz. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ↑ "Historie a současnost obce" (in Czech). Obec Prace. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  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. ↑ "Kostel Povýšení sv. Kříže" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  6. ↑ "Pomník Mohyla míru" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  7. ↑ "Hromadný hrob z bitvy u Slavkova" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
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