The village sits on the D1 road between Sinj and Vrlika on the edge of the small karst field and under Svilaja mountain.

Hrvace area was a battleground during the Croatian War of Independence in 1991 and 1992.

Every village of the municipality took heavy Serb damage, forcing the large part of the population to move out.

The most notable battle includes the one for Peruća dam, where the Serbian Army's goal was mining it, eventually flooding the large part of the Sinj karst field and field-side villages and towns.

NK Hrvace, Third Division South, 3.HNL South champions in 2007/08 Paragliding klub Hrvace Osnovna škola Dinka Šimunovića (Dinko Šimunović elementary school)