Židenice

Židenice
View of Židenice from Brno-Vinohrady
Location of Židenice in Brno 49°12′8″N 16°38′35″E / 49.20222°N 16.64306°E / 49.20222; 16.64306
CountryCzech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian Region
CityBrno
City districtBrno-Židenice, Brno-Vinohrady
Area
  Total
6.47 km2 (2.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
33,072
  Density5,100/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
615 00, 628 00, 636 00

Židenice (German: Schimitz, Hantec: Šimice) is a municipal part and cadastral territory in Brno, Czech Republic, almost entirely located on the left bank of the river Svitava. It has an area of 6.47 km2. Originally an independent municipality, it was annexed to Brno in 1919, and since November 24, 1990, it makes up most of the city district of Brno-Židenice, as well as the entirety of Brno-Vinohrady on the eastern side. About 33,000 people live here, making Židenice the most populated cadastral territory in Brno.