| Račice | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
 Center of Račice | |
  Račice | |
| Coordinates: 49°30′1″N16°8′34″E / 49.50028°N 16.14278°E Coordinates: 49°30′1″N16°8′34″E / 49.50028°N 16.14278°E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Vysočina |
| District | Žďár nad Sázavou |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.68 km2 (1.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 544 m (1,785 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 49 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 592 55 |
| Website | http://www.nasemorava.cz/racice |
Račice is a village and municipality ( obec ) in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.
Obec is the Czech and Slovak word for a municipality. The literal meaning of the word is "commune" or "community". It is the smallest administrative unit that is governed by elected representatives. Cities are also municipalities. The council is called "obecní zastupitelstvo/obecné zastupiteľstvo" or "zastupitelstvo města/mestské zastupiteľstvo" or "zastupitelstvo městyse", the office is called "obecní úřad/obecný úrad" or "úřad města/mestský úrad" or "úřad městyse". An obec can have its own flag and coat of arms and is composed of one or more cadastral areas. An obec can have several settlements or parts whether villages or hamlets.
Žďár nad Sázavou District is a district (okres) within the Vysočina Region (Vysočina) of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Žďár nad Sázavou, a town of 24,000 inhabitants built on the river Sázava. The district's landscape is very pictoresque, consisting of a highland of rolling hills around the rivers Sázava, Oslava, Svratka and Chrudimka, covered by deep forests, lakes and fields.
The Vysočina Region, is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located partly in the south-eastern part of the historical region of Bohemia and partly in the south-west of the historical region of Moravia. Its capital is Jihlava.
The municipality covers an area of 2.68 square kilometres (1.03 sq mi), and has a population of 49 (as at 28 August 2006).
Račice lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south-east of Žďár nad Sázavou, 42 km (26 mi) east of Jihlava, and 140 km (87 mi) south-east of Prague.
Jihlava is a city in the Czech Republic. Jihlava is the capital of the Vysočina Region, situated on the Jihlava river on the historical border between Moravia and Bohemia, and is the oldest mining town in the Czech Republic, approximately 50 years older than Kutná Hora.
Prague is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, the 14th largest city in the European Union and the historical capital of Bohemia. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of 2.6 million. The city has a temperate climate, with warm summers and chilly winters.
