Žebrák consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2] Žebrák is located about 14 kilometres (9 mi) southwest of Beroun and 37 km (23 mi) southwest of Prague.

It lies mostly in the Hořovice Uplands, the northern part of the municipal territory extends into the Křivoklát Highlands and into the Křivoklátsko Protected Landscape Area.

The main landmark of the town centre is the Church of Saint Lawrence.

It was built in the late Baroque style in 1780–1788, when it replaced an old church from the 14th century.

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 for Small Bodies Nomenclature after the village.