Zbiroh: Hotels and Accommodation

Zbiroh lies on the border between the Křivoklátsko and Brdy Protected Landscape Areas. Zbiroh Chateau offers guided tours of its historic interiors.

Culture and History

The J. V. Sládek Museum and the Zbiroh Town Museum are located at the original site of the poet’s birthplace. Using furniture and furnishings from his Prague apartment, along with twelve chronologically arranged panels, the permanent exhibition at the J. V. Sládek Museum presents the poet’s private life. The Zbiroh Town Museum showcases the development of ironmaking, crafts and guilds in the Zbiroh region, the vanished nail-making trade, and the business activities of B. H. Strousberg, the “King of Railways”.

The parish Church of St Nicholas in Zbiroh is documented as a Gothic church as early as 1364. In 1716, it was extensively remodelled in the Baroque style and subsequently restored in 1883 and 1921.

Nature and Trails

The “Zbirožské vyhlídky” educational trail begins at the information centre and follows a red-marked hiking trail to the castle gate of Zbiroh Chateau. It has five stops. The “Toulky Starým Zbirohem” educational trail starts at the information centre on Masaryk Square and initially follows a green-marked hiking trail. The first stop beyond the bridge over the Zbirožský stream presents the history of Zbiroh.

The “Trůn krále železnic” educational trail is 6.5 km long and has eight stops. It leads from the square in Zbiroh along the railway embankment of the former Strousberg Railway to a pond near the settlement of V Čápu. Zbiroh Chateau is also part of a popular cycling route through the Křivoklát Highlands.

Food and Drink

The Zbiroh Castle Tavern serves boiled beef and other specialities in an authentic medieval setting. The vineyard in the English park of Zbiroh Chateau produces wine, which can be purchased at the visitor centre or in the Castle Tavern.

Getting Around

Zbiroh is located 6 km from the D5 motorway junction in the direction of Prague–Pilsen. Kařez railway stop can be reached by bus.

More Local Pages

More local pages: Pavlovsko, Litohlavy, Radnice, Plískov, Hrádek U Rokycan, Skořice, Nevid, Kamenec

To the higher-level travel overview: Rokycany District.