Židlochovice

The main landmark of the town is the Židlochovice Castle.

• Name — Židlochovice • Settlement Type — Town • Image Skyline — Židlochovice náměstí Míru 2.jpg • Image Caption — Town square • Image Flag — vlajka_Židlochovic.jpg • Image Shield — Židlochovice_znak.png • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — South Moravian • Subdivision Type2 — District • Subdivision Name2 — Brno-Country • Pushpin Map — Czech Republic • Pushpin Relief — 1 • Pushpin Map Caption — Location in the Czech Republic • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Jan Vitula • Leader Party — TOP 09 • Established Title — First mentioned • Established Date — 1237 • Area Total Km2 — 5.95 • Elevation M — 190 • Population As Of — 2026-01-01 • Population Total — 3662 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Timezone1 — CET • Utc Offset1 — +1 • Timezone1 Dst — CEST • Utc Offset1 Dst — +2 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 667 01 • Website — https: www.zidlochovice.cz/ Židlochovice (ˈʒɪdloxovɪtsɛ; Groß Seelowitz) is a town in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,700 inhabitants. The town is located in the Dyje–Svratka Valley, at the confluence of the rivers Svratka and Litava. Židlochovice was founded in the first half of the 13th century at the latest and it became a town in 1873. The main landmark of the town is the Židlochovice Castle.

According to one theory, the name is derived from Old Czech word židlina, meaning 'swamp'. According the second theory, the name is derived from the old personal Slavic name Židla or Židloch. The German name was derived from the Czech one.

Židlochovice is located about 16 km south of Brno. It lies in the Dyje–Svratka Valley. The highest point is the hill Výhon at 355 m above sea level. The town is situated in the valley of the Svratka River. The Litava River joins the Svratka in the town.

The first written mention of Židlochovice is from 1237. Among the owners of the Židlochovice estate were the noble families of Pernštejn, Zierotin, Dietrichstein and Habsburg. In 1873, Židlochovice was promoted to a town.

Židlochovice is known for viticulture and wine-making. The town lies in the Velkopavlovická wine subregion.

Židlochovice is the start and terminus of a railway line from/to Brno.

• Illustration — Židlochovice Castle The main landmark of the town is the Židlochovice Castle. It was originally built in the 14th century as a water fortress, then it was gradually rebuilt into an aristocratic residence. The main reconstruction was the Baroque reconstruction that took place during the rule of Count Philipp Ludwig Wenzel von Sinzendorf between 1696 and 1742, who chose Židlochovice as his main seat. Today it is owned by a state company which takes care of the forests, and is not accessible to the public. The castle includes a 22 ha large park, which was founded in the early 18th century and is freely accessible. A notable building is the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. It was building in the Baroque style in the 1720s according to the design by Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt. The town hall is originally a Renaissance house, rebuilt in the 18th and 19th centuries.

• Jan IV of Pernštejn (1487–1548), nobleman; died here • Wenzel von Linhart (1821–1877), Austrian surgeon • Maurice Strakosch (1825–1887), American musician and impresario • Manó Kogutowicz (1851–1908), Hungarian cartographer • Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen (1856–1936), nobleman and supreme commander • Maria Christina of Austria (1858–1929), Queen of Spain • Archduke Charles Stephen of Austria (1860–1933), nobleman and admiral • Archduke Eugen of Austria (1863–1954), nobleman and army commander

Židlochovice is twinned with: • Gbely, Slovakia • Montevago, Italy