Židlochovice

Židlochovice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈʒɪdloxovɪtsɛ]; German: Groß Seelowitz) is a town in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.

Židlochovice
Town
Castle seen from the southwest
Flag
Coat of arms
Židlochovice
Coordinates: 49°2′22″N 16°37′8″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictBrno-Country
Government
 • MayorJan Vitula (TOP 09)
Area
 • Total5.93 km2 (2.29 sq mi)
Elevation
190 m (620 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total3,826
 • Density650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Postal code
667 01
Websitehttp://www.zidlochovice.cz/

The town covers an area of 5.93 square kilometres (2.29 sq mi), and has a population of around 3,800.

Židlochovice lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of Brno.

History

Until 1918, Gross-Seelowitz - Židlochovice (named Seelowitz before 1867) was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the Auspitz - Hustopeče district, one of the 34 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Moravia.[2]

Austrian KK 2 kr stamp, bilingual cancelled in 1881

A post-office was opened in 1850.

Twin towns — sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Židlochovice is twinned with:[3][4]

References
  1. "Population of municipalities of the Czech Republic". Czech Statistical Office. 1 January 2019.
  2. Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm Klein, 1967
  3. "Družobné mestá". gbely.sk (in Slovak). Gbely. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
  4. Nad letošní výstavou vín držel ochrannou ruku starosta města Ing. Jan Vitula i Jošt, markrabě moravský (in Czech), Město Židlochovice: Zpravodaj č. 04/2019, p. 7
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