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

Hoštice-Heroltice
Municipality
Municipal office
Flag Coat of arms
Hoštice-Heroltice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°17′14″N 17°4′0″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Vyškov
First mentioned	1349
Area
• Total	7.24 km2 (2.80 sq mi)
Elevation	230 m (750 ft)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	629
• Density	87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	683 26
Website	hostice-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

• Klement Gottwald (1896–1953), politician and President of Czechoslovakia; possible birthplace
• Pavel Zedníček (born 1949), actor
• Milan Petržela (born 1983), footballer

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hoštice-Heroltice.

• Official website

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