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.
Prace | |
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 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)[1] | |
| • Total | 957 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (530/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 664 58 |
| Website | www |
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
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Transport edit
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights edit
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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.
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