Žebrák
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Žebrák | |
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Coordinates: 49°52′33″N 13°53′51″E / 49.87583°N 13.89750°ECoordinates: 49°52′33″N 13°53′51″E / 49.87583°N 13.89750°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 |
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.
Administrative parts[edit]
The village od Sedlec is an administrative part of Žebrák.
History[edit]
The first written mention of Žebrák is from 1280. In 1396, it was raised to a town by King Wenceslaus IV.[2]
Notable people[edit]
- Vojtěch Nejedlý (1772–1844), writer
- Oldřich Nejedlý (1909–1990), footballer
Trivia[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2022". Czech Statistical Office. 2022-04-29.
- ^ "O městě" (in Czech). Město Žebrák. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
- ^ "WGSBN Bulletin Archive Volume 1, #1" (PDF). Working Group Small Body Nomenclature. 14 May 2021. p. 22. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Žebrák.
- Official website (in Czech)