Hoštice-Heroltice

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

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

Etymology
Both the names Hoštice and Heroltice are derived from the personal names – Hošt and Herolt.

Geography
Hoštice-Heroltice is located about 4 km east of Vyškov and 29 km 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.

Transport
The D1 motorway from Brno to Ostrava runs through the southern part of the municipality.

Sights
The main landmark of the municipality is the Church of Saint John the Baptist in Hoštice. It was built in the late Gothic style in 1445.

Notable people

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