Zaječí

Zaječí
Municipality
Church of Saint John the Baptist
Flag Coat of arms
Zaječí Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°52′23″N 16°45′59″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Břeclav
First mentioned	1222
Area
• Total	15.86 km^2 (6.12 sq mi)
Elevation	187 m (614 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,533
• Density	97/km^2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	691 05
Website	www.zajeci.cz

Zaječí (German: Saitz) is a municipality and village in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.

Zaječí lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north-west of Břeclav, 38 km (24 mi) south of Brno, and 217 km (135 mi) south-east of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,428	—
1880	1,523	+6.7%
1890	1,543	+1.3%
1900	1,500	−2.8%
1910	1,630	+8.7%
1921	1,481	−9.1%
1930	1,506	+1.7%
1950	1,214	−19.4%
1961	1,253	+3.2%
1970	1,308	+4.4%
1980	1,355	+3.6%
1991	1,320	−2.6%
2001	1,422	+7.7%
2011	1,375	−3.3%
2021	1,454	+5.7%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
3. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

External links

• Official website