Žebrák (Czech pronunciation: [ˈʒɛbraːk]) is a town in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants.

Žebrák
Town
Aerial view
Coat of arms
Žebrák Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°52′33″N 13°53′51″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Beroun
First mentioned	1286
Government
• Mayor	Daniel Havlík
Area
• Total	8.51 km2 (3.29 sq mi)
Elevation	342 m (1,122 ft)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	2,139
• Density	250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	267 51, 267 53
Website	www.zebrak.cz

Administrative parts

The village od Sedlec is an administrative part of Žebrák.

History

The first written mention of Žebrák is from 1280. In 1396, it was raised to a town by King Wenceslaus IV.[2]

Notable people

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

Trivia

On 14 May 2021, asteroid 131181 Žebrák, discovered by astronomers Petr Pravec and Lenka Kotková at Ondřejov Observatory in 2001, was named by the Working Group Small Body Nomenclature after the village.[3]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Žebrák.

• Official website (in Czech)

This Central Bohemian Region location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e