[3] The first kill house in Czechoslovakia was built in 1947 in a police school in Zbiroh by World War II veterans of the Czechoslovak Army that had been trained in Great Britain.

The D5 motorway from Prague to Plzeň runs south of the town just outside the municipal territory.

At the end of the 16th century, it was rebuilt into its current appearance of a large Renaissance castle.

The landmark of the original castle part is the oldest detached watch tower in the Czech Republic.

[8] The Church of Saint Nicholas was originally a Gothic building, rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1719–1720.