Zahájí
Appearance
Zahájí | |
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![]() Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary | |
Coordinates: 49°5′23″N 14°22′15″E / 49.08972°N 14.37083°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | South Bohemian |
District | České Budějovice |
First mentioned | 1352 |
Area | |
• Total | 4.50 km2 (1.74 sq mi) |
Elevation | 407 m (1,335 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 452 |
• Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 373 48 |
Website | www |
Zahájí is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
History
[edit]The first written mention of Zahájí is from 1352, originally named Vavřinčice. The name Zahájí first appeared in 1399 and has been used ever since.[2]
Zahájí is known for the Battle of Sahay, which was a small battle between French and Austrians in 1742, during the War of the Austrian Succession.[2]
Demographics
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1869 | 293 | — |
1880 | 271 | −7.5% |
1890 | 333 | +22.9% |
1900 | 386 | +15.9% |
1910 | 378 | −2.1% |
1921 | 415 | +9.8% |
1930 | 435 | +4.8% |
1950 | 424 | −2.5% |
1961 | 441 | +4.0% |
1970 | 416 | −5.7% |
1980 | 414 | −0.5% |
1991 | 370 | −10.6% |
2001 | 355 | −4.1% |
2011 | 461 | +29.9% |
2021 | 468 | +1.5% |
Source: Censuses[3][4] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Zahájí. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres České Budějovice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 23–24.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
External links
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