Hrabětice is a village and municipality (obec

Obec

Obec is the Czech and Slovak word for a municipality . The literal meaning of the word is "commune" or "community". It is the smallest administrative unit that is governed by elected representatives. Cities are also municipalities...

) in Znojmo District

Znojmo District

Znojmo District is one of seven districts within South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic...

 in the South Moravian Region

South Moravian Region

South Moravian Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the south-western part of its historical region of Moravia, with exception of Jobova Lhota, that belongs to Bohemia. Its capital is Brno the 2nd largest city of the Czech Republic. The region is famous for its wine...

 of the Czech Republic.

The municipality covers an area of 16.05 square kilometres (6.2 sq mi), and has a population of 888.

Hrabětice lies approximately 29 kilometres (18 mi) east of Znojmo

Znojmo

Znojmo is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic, near the border with Lower Austria, connected to Vienna by railway and road . The royal city of Znojmo was founded shortly before 1226 by King Ottokar I on the plains in front of Znojmo Castle...

, 48 km (30 mi) south of Brno

Brno

Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...

, and 204 km (127 mi) south-east of Prague

Prague

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Population development

Census year	Population	Ethnicity of inhabitants
year		German	Czechs	other
1880	974	947	27	0
1890	1163	1126	37	0
1900	1315	1294	13	8
1910	1555	1552	2	1
1921	1564	1471	55	38
1930	1605	1430	138	37