The first written mention of Řečkovice dates from 1277, when Ottokar II of Bohemia donated the courtyard of the St. John's Chapel to Špilberk.

The modern development of Řečkovice began only in the 1890s, in which mainly the non-agricultural population participated, such as workers from factories in Brno and Královo Pole.

[citation needed] Řečkovice, through which important road and rail transport routes pass, currently has an urban character.

In the east of Řečkovice, behind the railway stop on the line connecting Brno to Tišnov, there is an extensive industrial complex of the former pharmaceutical company Lachema.

Řečkovice borders the municipality of Jinačovice and the cadastral territories Medlánky in the west, Královo Pole in the south, Sadová in the southeast, Soběšice in the east, Ivanovice, Jehnice and Mokrá Hora in the north.