Zbiroh
Zbiroh () is a town in Rokycany District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants. Administrative parts
Villages of Chotětín, Jablečno, Přísednice and Třebnuška are administrative parts of Zbiroh. Geography
Zbiroh is located about  northeast of Rokycany and  northeast of Plzeň. It lies in the Křivoklát Highlands. The highest point is the Kohoutov hill at  above sea level. History
The first written mention of Zbiroh is from 1230. It was a market village which was promoted to a market town in 1369. During the rule of the Rosenberg family, Zbiroh developed and acquired various rights. In 1897, Zbiroh was promoted to a town by Franz Joseph I. The first kill house in Czechoslovakia was built in 1947 in a police school in Zbiroh by World War II veterans of the Czechoslovak Army that had been trained in Great Britain. Demographics

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Zbiroh Castle is the most important monument. The original Romanesque-Gothic castle was built at the end of the 12th century or in the early 13th century, and belongs to the oldest aristocratic residences in the country. At the end of the 16th century, it was rebuilt into its current appearance of a large Renaissance castle. The landmark of the original castle part is the oldest detached watch tower in the Czech Republic. The well located in Zbiroh Castle,  deep, is one of the deepest castle wells in Europe. The Church of Saint Nicholas was originally a Gothic building, rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1719–1720. Notable people
Josef Václav Sládek (1845–1912), poet

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Cities and towns in the Czech Republic
Populated places in Rokycany District