Prace, Czech Republic

Prace
Prace
Municipality
	Cairn of Peace Monument
	Flag Coat of arms
	Prace Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°8′28″N 16°45′55″E / 49.14111°N 16.76528°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Brno-Country
First mentioned	1274
Area
• Total	4.71 km2 (1.82 sq mi)
Elevation	245 m (804 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	957
• Density	200/km2 (530/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.

Geography[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	589	—
1880	842	+43.0%
1890	837	−0.6%
1900	845	+1.0%
1910	873	+3.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	895	+2.5%
1930	966	+7.9%
1950	866	−10.4%
1961	931	+7.5%
1970	884	−5.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	832	−5.9%
1991	785	−5.6%
2001	847	+7.9%
2011	884	+4.4%
2021	911	+3.1%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport[edit]

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

Sights[edit]

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]

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie a současnost obce" (in Czech). Obec Prace. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Brno-venkov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 9–10.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Kostel Povýšení sv. Kříže" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
^ "Pomník Mohyla míru" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
^ "Hromadný hrob z bitvy u Slavkova" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-04-17.

External links[edit]

Official website

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

[2] "Historie a současnost obce" (in Czech). Obec Prace. Retrieved 2021-11-12.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Brno-venkov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 9–10.

[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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