Židlochovice

Židlochovice
Town
Skyline of Židlochovice
Flag of Židlochovice Flag Coat of arms of Židlochovice Coat of arms
Židlochovice
Coordinates:
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Brno-Country
Area
• Total	5.93 km2 (2.29 sq mi)
Elevation	190 m (620 ft)
Population (1.1.2012)
• Total	3,605
• Density	610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Postal code	667 01
Website	http://www.zidlochovice.cz/

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

The town covers an area of 5.93 square kilometres (2.29 sq mi), and has a population of 3,075.

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.

File:Seelowitz 1881 2kr Židlochovice.jpg

Austrian KK 2 kr stamp, bilingual cancelled in 1881

A post-office was opened in 1850.

References

• Czech Statistical Office: Municipalities of Brno-Country District