Křečkovice is a village and municipal part of the town of Vyškov in Vyškov District of the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located approximately east of Vyškov and northeast of Brno, it lies at an altitude of 240 m above sea level. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

History The village of Křečkovice is first mentioned in 1388, when a fiefdom belonging to a certain Vilém is mentioned for the first time. From the 14th century, Křečkovice belonged to the Bishopric of Olomouc. From 1609, there was a parish church in the village, which disappeared during the Thirty Years' War. In 1700, the inhabitants of Křečkovice clashed with the inhabitants of Brňany over the disputed grove of Březina.

Originally its own municipality, Křečkovice became part of Vyškov in 1950.

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Monuments

Chapel of St. Václav Stone cross in front of the chapel Monument to the victims of World War I and World War II, in front of house Křečkovská 15/65

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