Prace (German: Pratzen) is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Prace is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of Brno. It lies in the Dyje–Svratka Valley. The highest point is the hill Pracký kopec at 325 m (1,066 ft) above sea level.

The first written mention of Prace is from 1274.

The pivotal action in the Battle of Austerlitz was fought over a nearby elevated area called Pracký kopec.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 589 —     1880 842 +43.0% 1890 837 −0.6% 1900 845 +1.0% 1910 873 +3.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 895 +2.5% 1930 966 +7.9% 1950 866 −10.4% 1961 931 +7.5% 1970 884 −5.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 832 −5.9% 1991 785 −5.6% 2001 847 +7.9% 2011 884 +4.4% 2021 911 +3.1%
Source: Censuses

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

The main landmark of Prace is the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. It was originally a Baroque church, rebuilt in the Neoclassical style.

The Cairn of Peace Memorial in Prace memorializes those killed in the Battle of Austerlitz. It is an architecturally valuable Gesamtkunstwerk, built in the Art Nouveau style in 1910–1912. The monument symbolizes an ancient Slavic burial mound and consists of a four-sided truncated pyramid with a height of 26 metres (85 ft).

A cultural monument is the mass grave of about 800 Russian soldiers who died in the Battle of Austerlitz.

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