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| Country |  Czech Republic |
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| Region | South Moravian | ||
| District | Brno-venkov | ||
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| • 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 (German: Groß Seelowitz) is a town in Brno-venkov 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.[1]
Austrian KK 2 kr stamp, bilingual cancelled in 1881
A post-office was opened in 1850.
References[]
- ^ Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm Klein, 1967
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