diff --git a/core/common/src/ZonedDateTime.kt b/core/common/src/ZonedDateTime.kt
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+package kotlinx.datetime
+
+/** A timezone-aware date-time object. */
+public sealed class ZonedDateTime(
+    protected val localDateTime: LocalDateTime,
+) : Comparable<ZonedDateTime> {
+
+    public abstract val timeZone: TimeZone
+
+    // XXX: If the underlying time zone database can change while the current process is running
+    // this value could become incorrect. Maybe don't cache at all? Or detect time zone db changes?
+    private val instant: Instant by lazy { localDateTime.toInstant(timeZone) }
+
+    public val year: Int get() = localDateTime.year
+    public val monthNumber: Int get() = localDateTime.monthNumber
+    public val month: Month get() = localDateTime.month
+    public val dayOfMonth: Int get() = localDateTime.dayOfMonth
+    public val dayOfWeek: DayOfWeek get() = localDateTime.dayOfWeek
+    public val dayOfYear: Int get() = localDateTime.dayOfYear
+    public val hour: Int get() = localDateTime.hour
+    public val minute: Int get() = localDateTime.minute
+    public val second: Int get() = localDateTime.second
+    public val nanosecond: Int get() = localDateTime.nanosecond
+
+    public fun toInstant(): Instant = instant
+
+    public fun toLocalDateTime(): LocalDateTime = localDateTime
+
+    public fun toLocalDateTime(timeZone: TimeZone): LocalDateTime =
+        toInstant().toLocalDateTime(timeZone)
+
+    public fun toLocalDate(): LocalDate = toLocalDateTime().date
+
+    public fun toLocalDate(timeZone: TimeZone): LocalDate = toLocalDateTime(timeZone).date
+
+    override fun compareTo(other: ZonedDateTime): Int = toInstant().compareTo(other.toInstant())
+
+    override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean =
+        this === other || (other is ZonedDateTime && compareTo(other) == 0)
+
+    override fun hashCode(): Int = localDateTime.hashCode() xor timeZone.hashCode()
+
+    public companion object {
+
+        public fun parse(isoString: String): ZonedDateTime {
+            TODO()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/** Constructs a new [ZonedDateTime] from the given [localDateTime] and [timeZone]. */
+public fun ZonedDateTime(localDateTime: LocalDateTime, timeZone: TimeZone): ZonedDateTime =
+    when (timeZone) {
+        is FixedOffsetTimeZone -> OffsetDateTime(localDateTime, timeZone)
+        // TODO: Define a common RegionTimeZone and make TimeZone a sealed class/interface
+        else -> RegionDateTime(localDateTime, timeZone)
+    }
+
+public fun String.toZonedDateTime(): ZonedDateTime = ZonedDateTime.parse(this)
+
+/**
+ * A [ZonedDateTime] describing a region-based [TimeZone].
+ *
+ * This class tries to represent how humans think in terms of dates.
+ * For example, adding one day will result in the same local time even if a DST change happens
+ * within that day.
+ * Also, you can safely represent future dates because time zone database changes are taken into
+ * account.
+ */
+public class RegionDateTime(
+    localDateTime: LocalDateTime,
+    // TODO: this should be a RegionTimeZone
+    override val timeZone: TimeZone,
+    // TODO: Add optional DST offset or at least a UTC offset (should it be part of RegionTimeZone?)
+) : ZonedDateTime(localDateTime) {
+
+    public constructor(instant: Instant, timeZone: TimeZone) :
+            this(instant.toLocalDateTime(timeZone), timeZone)
+
+    // TODO: Should RegionTimeZone.toString() print with surrounding `[]`?
+    override fun toString(): String = "$localDateTime[$timeZone]"
+}
+
+/**
+ * A [ZonedDateTime] with a [FixedOffsetTimeZone]. Use this only for representing past events.
+ *
+ * Don't use this to represent future dates (e.g. in a calendar) because this fails to work
+ * correctly under time zone database changes. Use [RegionDateTime] instead.
+ */
+public class OffsetDateTime(
+    localDateTime: LocalDateTime,
+    override val timeZone: FixedOffsetTimeZone,
+) : ZonedDateTime(localDateTime) {
+
+    public constructor(instant: Instant, timeZone: FixedOffsetTimeZone) :
+            this(instant.toLocalDateTime(timeZone), timeZone)
+
+    override fun toString(): String = "$localDateTime$timeZone"
+}
diff --git a/core/common/test/ZonedDateTimeTest.kt b/core/common/test/ZonedDateTimeTest.kt
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+package kotlinx.datetime
+
+import kotlin.test.Test
+import kotlin.test.assertEquals
+import kotlin.test.assertIs
+
+internal class ZonedDateTimeTest {
+    @Test
+    fun parseZonedDateTime() {
+        val offsetDates = listOf(
+            "2021-12-29 17:32:01Z",
+            "2021-12-29T17:32:01Z",
+            "2021-12-29 17:32:01+03:00",
+            "2021-12-29 17:32:01-03:00",
+        )
+        val regionDates = listOf(
+            "2021-12-29 17:32:01[Europe/Berlin]",
+            "2021-12-29 17:32:01+01:00[Europe/Berlin]",
+        )
+        for (isoString in offsetDates + regionDates) {
+            val dateTime = ZonedDateTime.parse(isoString)
+            assertEquals(isoString.replace(" ", "T"), dateTime.toString())
+            if (isoString in offsetDates) {
+                assertIs<OffsetDateTime>(dateTime)
+            } else {
+                assertIs<RegionDateTime>(dateTime)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}