Žihobce

Žihobce is a municipality and village in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts
The villages of Bešetín, Bílenice, Kadešice, Rozsedly and Šimanov are administrative parts of Žihobce.

Geography
Žihobce is located about 31 km southeast of Klatovy and 60 km south of Plzeň. It lies in the Bohemian Forest Foothills. The highest point is on the slope of the Sedlo hill at 861 m above sea level. The municipal territory is rich in small fishponds.

History
The first written mention of Žihobce is from 1045.

Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights
Among the main landmarks of Žihobce is the church and the castle. The Church of the Transfiguration is a large Neo-Romanesque building. It was built in 1872–1876 on the site of an older church, which was first documented in 1360.

The Žihobce Castle was originall a Renaissance fortress from the beginning of the 17th century, rebuilt into a Baroque castle in 1688. Next to the castle is a landscape park. Today the castle houses a school and museum.