Židenice
Židenice | |
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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 | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | South Moravian Region |
| City | Brno |
| City district | Brno-Židenice, Brno-Vinohrady |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.47 km2 (2.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 33,072 |
| • Density | 5,100/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+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.