Žebrák () is a town in

Beroun District Beroun District ( cs, okres Beroun) is a district (''okres'') within Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Beroun. Complete list of municipalities Bavoryně - Beroun - Běštín - Březová - Broumy - Bubovi ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 2,200 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Sedlec is an administrative part of Žebrák.

Geography

Žebrák is located about southwest of

Beroun Beroun (; german: Beraun) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. It lies at the confluence of the Berounka and Litavka rivers. Beroun creates a conurbation with Králův Dvůr, former ...

and southwest of

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. It lies mostly in the Hořovice Uplands, the northern part of the municipal territory extends into the Křivoklát Highlands and into the

Křivoklátsko Protected Landscape Area Křivoklátsko Protected Landscape Area ( cs, Chráněná krajinná oblast Křivoklátsko, usually abbreviated as Křivoklátsko PLA) is a protected landscape area in the Czech Republic. It lies in the western part of the Central Bohemian Region a ...

. The highest point is a contour line at above sea level. The Stroupínský Stream flows through the town. It supplies two fishponds in the area, Žebrácký and Radost.

History

The first written mention of Žebrák is from 1280. It became a busy marketplace on the trade route from Prague to Plzeň and

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. In 1396, it was promoted to a town by King Wenceslaus IV. The greatest development occurred in the 16th century.

Demographics

Transport

The D5 motorway from Prague to Plzeň passes through the municipal territory.

Sights

The landmark of the town centre is the Church of Saint Lawrence. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1780–1788, when it replaced an old church from the 14th century. The second church is the Baroque cemetery church of Saint Roch. It dates from the 18th century. Žebrák shares its name with the nearby

Žebrák Castle Žebrák Castle (German ''Burg Bettlern'') lies in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. More accurately, it is in the Beroun District above the village of Točník and from the village of Žebrák. It was built by the Zajíc family ...

, however, this castle is located in the territory of the neighbouring Točník.

Notable people

* Vojtěch Nejedlý (1772–1844), writer * Oldřich Nejedlý (1909–1990), footballer

Honours

On 14 May 2021, asteroid 131181 Žebrák, discovered by astronomers

Petr Pravec Petr Pravec (born September 17, 1967) is a Czech astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets, born in Třinec, Czech Republic. Pravec is a prolific discoverer of binary asteroids, expert in photometric observations and rotational lightcurves ...

and

Lenka Kotková Lenka Kotková (''née'' Šarounová; born 26 July 1973) is a Czech astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets. She works at Observatoř Ondřejov (Ondřejov Observatory), located near Prague. Besides numerous main-belt asteroids she also ...

at Ondřejov Observatory in 2001, was by the

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after the village.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zebrak Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in the Beroun District