The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as urban monument zone.

Žlutice consists of nine municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2] According to the most likely theory, the name is derived from the Czech word žlutý, i.e. 'yellow'.

It lies mostly in the Teplá Highlands, only a small part of the municipal territory in the east extends into the Rakovník Uplands.

[4] Knights of Vřesovice owned the town until 1537, when they sold it to Henry IV, Burgrave of Plauen.

During the Thirty Years' War, the town was repeatedly conquered and looted by the Swedish troops.

It was originally a late Gothic house from the early 16th century, which served as the town hall from 1537.

The Baroque column was created by Oswald Josef Wenda in 1701–1704, probably according to the design by Petr Brandl.

[10] The Church of Saint Nicholas is originally a Gothic building from the 14th century, rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1756.