| Zahájí | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | České Budějovice |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.0897°N 14.3708°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1352 |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.50 |
| Elevation M: | 407 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 452 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 373 48 |
Zahájí is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
The first written mention of Zahájí is from 1352, originally named Vavřinčice. The name Zahájí first appeared in 1399 and has been used ever since.[2]
Zahájí is known for the Battle of Sahay, which was a small battle between French and Austrians in 1742, during the War of the Austrian Succession.[2]