Hoštice-Heroltice

Hoštice-Heroltice is a municipality in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Hoštice-Heroltice
Municipal office
Municipal office
Flag of Hoštice-Heroltice
Coat of arms of Hoštice-Heroltice
Hoštice-Heroltice is located in Czech Republic
Hoštice-Heroltice
Hoštice-Heroltice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°17′14″N 17°4′0″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictVyškov
First mentioned1349
Area
  Total7.24 km2 (2.80 sq mi)
Elevation
230 m (750 ft)
Population
 (2022-01-01)[1]
  Total629
  Density87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
683 26
Websitehostice-heroltice.cz

Administrative parts

The municipality is made up of villages of Hoštice and Heroltice. The two villages are urbanistically fused.

Geography

Hoštice-Heroltice is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) east of Vyškov and 29 km (18 mi) northeast of Brno. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Vyškov Gate. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Haná River.

History

The first written mention of Hoštice is from 1445, Heroltice was first mentioned in 1349. Hoštice and Heroltice were merged into one municipality in 1942.[2]

Transport

The D1 motorway runs through the southern part of the municipality.

Notable people

References

  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2022". Czech Statistical Office. 2022-04-29.
  2. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Hoštice-Heroltice. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
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