Račice (Litoměřice District)
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Račice
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Račice, obecní úřad.JPG
| image_caption = Municipal office
| image_flag = Račice LI flag.jpg
| image_shield = Račice LI CoA.jpg
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Ústí nad Labem
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Litoměřice
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|50|27|41|N|14|21|4|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1295
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 5.30
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 158
| population_as_of = 2024-01-01
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/population-of-municipalities-qexb0dqr2d|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2024-05-17}}
| population_total = 401
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 411 08
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| website = {{URL|https://www.racice.cz/}}
| footnotes =
}}
Račice ({{langx|de|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.{{cite web |title=Račice – historie obce|url=https://www.racice.cz/obec/historie/|publisher=Obec Račice|language=cs|access-date=2023-11-10}}
Geography
Račice is located about {{convert|17|km}} southeast of Litoměřice, {{convert|31|km|abbr=on}} southeast of Ústí nad Labem and {{convert|39|km|abbr=on}} 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
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|272
|1880|266
|1890|299
|1900|330
|1910|417
|1921|411
|1930|386
|1950|315
|1961|347
|1970|364
|1980|341
|1991|269
|2001|308
|2011|319
|2021|355
|source=Censuses{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}}}
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.{{cite news |last=Palmer|first=Dan|title=Račice awarded 2022 World Rowing Championships|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1063202/racice-awarded-2022-world-rowing-championships|website=insidethegames.biz|publisher=Dunsar Media Company Limited|date=2018-03-28|access-date=2018-06-12}}
Sights
There are no cultural monuments in the municipality.{{cite web |title=Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Račice|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/uskp/podle-relevance/1/seznam/?kraj=42&okres=423&obec=565482&chranenoTed=1&hlObj=1&fulltext|work=Ústřední seznam kulturních památek|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-07-24}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Račice (Litoměřice District)}}
- {{official|https://www.racice.cz/}}
- [https://www.labearenaracice.com/ Labe Aréna Račice sports centre]
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