Račín

Municipality in Vysočina, Czech Republic

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49°37′3″N 15°52′0″E / 49.61750°N 15.86667°E / 49.61750; 15.86667Country

Czech RepublicRegion Vysočina District Žďár nad SázavouFirst mentioned1654Area

• Total7.96 km² (3.07 sq mi)Elevation

648 m (2,126 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total143 • Density18/km² (47/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

592 11

Websiteobecracin.cz

Račín is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.

Račín lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-west of Žďár nad Sázavou, 31 km (19 mi) north-east of Jihlava, and 117 km (73 mi) south-east of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	194	—
1880	166	−14.4%
1890	165	−0.6%
1900	156	−5.5%
1910	175	+12.2%
1921	150	−14.3%
1930	137	−8.7%
1950	116	−15.3%
1961	138	+19.0%
1970	128	−7.2%
1980	114	−10.9%
1991	91	−20.2%
2001	87	−4.4%
2011	118	+35.6%
2021	129	+9.3%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Žďár nad Sázavou" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.