Žebrák () is a town in

Beroun District Beroun District () is a district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Beroun. Administrative division Beroun District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended compete ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 2,200 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Žebrák consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Žebrák (2,087) *Sedlec (95)

Geography

Žebrák is located about southwest of

Beroun Beroun (; ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 22,000 inhabitants. It lies at the confluence of the Berounka and Litavka rivers. Beroun creates a conurbation with Králův Dvůr, former part of Beroun. ...

and southwest of

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

. It lies mostly in the

Hořovice Uplands Hořovice (; ) is a town in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,100 inhabitants. The town is known for the Hořovice Castle. Geography Hořovice is located about southwest of Beroun and southwest ...

, the northern part of the municipal territory extends into the

Křivoklát Highlands Křivoklát () is a market town in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. It is known for the medieval Křivoklát Castle, protected as national cultural monument. Administrative d ...

and into the

Křivoklátsko Protected Landscape Area Křivoklátsko Protected Landscape Area (abbreviated as Křivoklátsko PLA; ) is a protected landscape area in the Czech Republic. Geography Křivoklátsko PLA lies in the western part of the Central Bohemian Region, only a small part extends in ...

. The highest point is at above sea level. The stream Stroupínský potok flows through the town. It supplies two fishponds in the area, called Žebrácký rybník 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 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 ...

and

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. In 1396, it was promoted to a town by King

Wenceslaus IV Wenceslaus IV (also ''Wenceslas''; ; , nicknamed "the Idle"; 26 February 136116 August 1419), also known as Wenceslaus of Luxembourg, was King of Bohemia from 1378 until his death and King of Germany from 1376 until he was deposed in 1400. As he ...

. The greatest development occurred in the 16th century.

Demographics

Transport

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

Sights

The main 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 () is a castle ruin in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It is located in the municipality of Točník in the Beroun District, near the eponymous town of Žebrák. It was built by the Zajíc family. The two castles, ...

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

Točník Točník is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Demographics Sights The municipality is known for the ruins of the medieval Žebrák Žebrák () is a ...

Notable people

Vojtěch Nejedlý Vojtěch Nejedlý (17 April 1772, in Žebrák – 7 December 1844, in Žebrák) was a Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech ...

(1772–1844), writer *

Oldřich Nejedlý Oldřich Nejedlý (26 December 1909 – 11 June 1990) was a Czechs, Czech Association football, footballer. He spent his entire professional career at AC Sparta Prague, Sparta Prague as an Forward (association football)#Inside forward, inside-fo ...

(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 ...

Ondřejov Observatory The Ondřejov Observatory (; ) is the principal observatory of the Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences. It is located in the municipality of Ondřejov, southeast of Prague, Czech Republic. It has a wide telescope, which i ...

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