Nižbor (German: Nischburg) is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants.

Nižbor
Municipality
General view of Nižbor with the Berounka
Flag Coat of arms
Nižbor Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°0′0″N 14°0′9″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Beroun
First mentioned	1265
Area
• Total	28.01 km2 (10.81 sq mi)
Elevation	235 m (771 ft)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	2,114
• Density	75/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	267 05
Website	www.obecnizbor.cz

Administrative parts

Villages of Stradonice and Žloukovice are administrative parts of Nižbor.

Geography

Komárov is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) northwest of Beroun and 24 km (15 mi) west of Prague. Nižbor lies on the Berounka River. It is located in the Křivoklát Highlands, in the Křivoklátsko Protected Landscape Area.

History

The first written mention of Nižbor is from 1265, when Nižbor Castle was founded by Ottokar II of Bohemia. Then its name was Miesenburg (meaning "a castle upon Mže"), later distorted to Nižbor.[2]

Until 1918, Nižbor, then known as Nischburg, was part of the Austrian Empire (after the compromise of 1867, in Cisleithania), located in the Rakonitz (present-day Rakovník) district, one of the 94 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bohemia.[3]

Sights

A major attraction is the Nižbor glassworks, a Bohemian crystal factory founded in 1903.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nižbor.

• Official website

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