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Zbiroh () is a town in Rokycany District in the
The most important monument is the Zbiroh Castle. The original Romanesque-Gothic castle was built at the end of the 12th century or in the early 13th century, and belongs to the oldest aristocratic residences in the country. At the end of the 16th century, it was rebuilt into its current appearance of a large Renaissance castle. The landmark of the original castle part is the oldest detached watch tower in the Czech Republic. The well located in Zbiroh Castle, deep, is one of the deepest castle wells in Europe.
The Church of Saint Nicholas was originally a Gothic building, rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1719–1720.
Plzeň Region
Plzeň Region or Plzeňský Region (also known as Pilsen Region; ) is an Regions of the Czech Republic, administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the western part of the historical land of Bohemia and named after the capital, Plz ...
of the Czech Republic
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. It has about 2,500 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Zbiroh consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Zbiroh (2,301) *Chotětín (15) *Jablečno (29) *Přísednice (43) *Třebnuška (32)Geography
Zbiroh is located about northeast ofRokycany
Rokycany (; ) is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 14,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone.
Admini ...
and northeast of Plzeň
Plzeň (), also known in English and German as Pilsen (), is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the Statutory city (Czech Republic), fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 188,000 inhabitants. It is located about west of P ...
. It lies in the Křivoklát Highlands. The highest point is the Kohoutov hill at above sea level. The stream Zbirožský potok flows through the town.
Climate
Zbiroh's climate is classified ashumid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...
(Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Bernd Köppen (1951–2014), German pianist and composer
* Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan
* Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author ...
: ''Dfb''; Trewartha: ''Dcbo''). Among them, the annual average temperature is , the hottest month in July is , and the coldest month is in January. The annual precipitation is , of which June is the wettest with , while February is the driest with only . The extreme temperature throughout the year ranged from on 22 December 1969 to on 27 July 1983.
History
The first written mention of Zbiroh is from 1230. It was a market village which was promoted to amarket town
A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rura ...
in 1369. During the rule of the Rosenberg family, Zbiroh developed and acquired various rights. In 1897, Zbiroh was promoted to a town by Franz Joseph I.
The first kill house
A kill house or shoot house is a live ammunition small arms shooting range used to train military and law enforcement personnel for Close-quarters combat, close contact engagements in urban combat environments. Designed to mimic residential, co ...
in Czechoslovakia
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was built in 1947 in a police school in Zbiroh by World War II veterans of the Czechoslovak Army that had been trained in Great Britain.
Demographics
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality. The D5 motorway fromPrague
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to Plzeň
Plzeň (), also known in English and German as Pilsen (), is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the Statutory city (Czech Republic), fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 188,000 inhabitants. It is located about west of P ...
runs south of the town just outside the municipal territory.
Sights
The most important monument is the Zbiroh Castle. The original Romanesque-Gothic castle was built at the end of the 12th century or in the early 13th century, and belongs to the oldest aristocratic residences in the country. At the end of the 16th century, it was rebuilt into its current appearance of a large Renaissance castle. The landmark of the original castle part is the oldest detached watch tower in the Czech Republic. The well located in Zbiroh Castle, deep, is one of the deepest castle wells in Europe.
The Church of Saint Nicholas was originally a Gothic building, rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1719–1720.
Notable people
* Josef Václav Sládek (1845–1912), poetReferences
External links
* {{authority control Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Rokycany District