Zahájí is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Zahájí | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Zahájí Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°5′23″N 14°22′15″E / 49.08972°N 14.37083°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| 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 (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 458 |
| • Density | 102/km2 (264/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 373 48 |
| Website | www |
History
editThe first written mention of Zahájí is from 1352, when the village was called 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
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
- 1 2 "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Zahájí. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
- ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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