Zaječí

Municipality in South Moravian, Czech Republic

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48°52′23″N 16°45′59″E / 48.87306°N 16.76639°E / 48.87306; 16.76639Country

Czech RepublicRegionSouth MoravianDistrict BřeclavFirst mentioned1222Area

• Total15.86 km² (6.12 sq mi)Elevation

187 m (614 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,533 • Density97/km² (250/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

691 05

Websitewww.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

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Břeclav" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.