Žihle

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Žihle

Total population

1,268

Elevation448 m

Land area39.86 km²

Coordinates50.04°, 13.38°

Demographic figures from Czech Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Žihle is a municipality and village in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Wilhelm Pleyer

German journalist, politician and writer (1901-1974)

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Anton Kreissl

German politician and jurist (1895-1945)

Friedrich Austerlitz

Austrian journalist and politician (1862–1931)

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Alois Müller

hebraist (1835-1901)

H

Herbert David

German politician, judge and jurist (1900-1985)

K

Kleo Pleyer

German politician (1898-1942)

V

Václav Bláha

Czech composer (1901–1959)

Eduard Fischer

Austrian priest (1846–1933)

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Josef Lang

Swedish musician (1865-1946)

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Jiří Jelínek

Czech jazz musician, painter and singer (1922-1984)

J

Josef Koza

Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak parliament, Czechoslovak politician and mayor (1946-2008)

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Petr Sunkovský

Czech member of Czech Parliament (2006–2010) and mayor

Josef Krofta

Czech member of Czech council and attorney (1845-1892)

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Wilhelm Sebekovsky

German politician and jurist

G

Günter Rippel

German politician

F

František Ferdinand Kosmas Schmalfus

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Plzeň

• Mladotice
  4.1 mi away · pop. 443
• Dolní Hradiště
  10.5 mi away · pop. 42
• Liblín
  11.6 mi away · pop. 301
• Vejvanov
  17.3 mi away · pop. 216
• Drahoňův Újezd
  19.4 mi away · pop. 144
• Lhota pod Radčem
  21.2 mi away · pop. 267
• Lestkov
  25.1 mi away · pop. 260
• Kotovice
  27.6 mi away · pop. 150
• Mešno
  29 mi away · pop. 87
• Čečkovice
  34.1 mi away · pop. 77
• Semněvice
  36.7 mi away · pop. 109
• Dlouhý Újezd
  38.3 mi away · pop. 279

Browse all places in Plzeň →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Žihle

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

common toadflax

Linaria vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-20

Pear Rust

Gymnosporangium sabinae

Seen 2026-09-16

European Dyer's Polypore

Phaeolus schweinitzii

Seen 2026-09-13

Green Brittlegill

Russula aeruginea

Seen 2026-09-13

blusher

Amanita rubescens

Seen 2026-09-13

Jelly-antler

Calocera viscosa

Seen 2026-09-13

Larch Bolete

Suillus grevillei

Seen 2026-09-13

Pinewood Gingertail

Xeromphalina campanella

Seen 2026-09-13

European wood-sorrel

Oxalis acetosella

Seen 2026-09-13

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers