Zbiroh

Zbiroh
Town
Zbiroh Castle with the town
Flag Coat of arms
Zbiroh Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°51′37″N 13°46′22″E / 49.86028°N 13.77278°E / 49.86028; 13.77278Coordinates: 49°51′37″N 13°46′22″E / 49.86028°N 13.77278°E / 49.86028; 13.77278
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Rokycany
First mentioned	1230
Government
• Mayor	Michal Muravecký
Area
• Total	31.94 km2 (12.33 sq mi)
Elevation	414 m (1,358 ft)
Population  (2021-01-01)[1]
• Total	2,508
• Density	79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	338 08
Website	www.zbiroh.cz

Zbiroh (Czech pronunciation: [ˈzbɪrox]) is a town in Rokycany District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants. It lies some 30 km (19 mi) to the east-northeast from the region capital of Plzeň.

Administrative parts[]

Villages of Chotětín, Jablečno, Přísednice and Třebnuška are administrative parts of Zbiroh.

Sights[]

Zbiroh Castle (now château) is the main local tourist attraction. The well located in Zbiroh Castle, 163 m (535 ft) deep, is the deepest castle well in Europe^[2] and third deepest castle well of the world.^{[citation needed]}

Notable people[]

• Josef Václav Sládek (1845–1912), poet

References[]

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