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

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

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

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.

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.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 617 —     1880 663 +7.5% 1890 659 −0.6% 1900 724 +9.9% 1910 779 +7.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 738 −5.3% 1930 702 −4.9% 1950 656 −6.6% 1961 653 −0.5% 1970 603 −7.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 557 −7.6% 1991 534 −4.1% 2001 555 +3.9% 2011 546 −1.6% 2021 619 +13.4%
Source: Censuses

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

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.

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

• Official website