Zbiroh: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Zbiroh Castle offers guided tours of its historic interiors. At the same time, Zbiroh lies on the border between the Křivoklátsko and Brdy protected landscape areas. Thus, the townscape combines historic sights with a location between two protected landscapes.

Culture and history

At the original site of the poet’s birthplace are the J. V. Sládek Museum and the Zbiroh Town Museum. Using furniture and furnishings from his Prague apartment, as well as twelve chronologically arranged panels, the permanent exhibition at the J. V. Sládek Museum presents the poet’s private life. The Zbiroh Town Museum presents the development of ironworking, crafts and guilds in the Zbiroh area, as well as the discontinued nail-making craft and the business activities of B. H. Strousberg, the “King of Railways”.

The Church of St Nicholas is also part of the town’s history: it is documented as a Gothic church as early as 1364. In 1716, it was extensively remodelled in the Baroque style and subsequently repaired in 1883 and 1921.

Landscape and educational trails

The “Zbirožské vyhlídky” educational trail begins at the information centre and follows a red-marked hiking trail to the gate of Zbiroh Castle. There are five stops along the route. 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.

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

Cuisine

The Zbiroh Castle tavern serves boiled beef and other specialities in an authentic medieval setting. The vineyard in the English park of Zbiroh Castle produces wine; the wine produced there can be purchased at the visitor centre or in the castle tavern.

Geographical location

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

You can find more town pages under Liblín, Čilá, Všenice, Dobriv, Pavlovsko, Kařez, Strašice and Klabava.

For the higher-level travel overview: Rokycany District.