Vlasatice

Vlasatice
—  Municipality  —

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Vlasatice
Coordinates:
Country  Czech Republic
Region South Moravian
District Brno-Country
Area
 • Total 22.94 km2 (8.9 sq mi)
Elevation 183 m (600 ft)
Population (2006)
 • Total 807
 • Density 35.2/km2 (91.1/sq mi)
Postal code 691 30

Vlasatice, formerly (and, in German, still) known as Wostitz, is a village and municipality (obec) in the Brno-Country District of the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.

The municipality covers an area of 22.94 square kilometres (8.86 sq mi), and had a population of 807 as of July, 2006.

Vlasatice lies approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi) south of Brno and 197 km (122 mi) south-east of Prague.

Kurt Knispel, the German Tank Ace with the most credited tank kills in WWII, Died in Action in this Province.

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