Žamberk (IPA: [ˈʒambɛrk]; German: Senftenberg) is a town in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has cca 6,100 inhabitants.
Žamberk | |
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Country | Czech Republic |
Region | Pardubice |
District | Ústí nad Orlicí |
Government | |
• Mayor | Tomáš Kalous |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 6,079 |
Postal code | 564 01 |
Website | [1] |
General Information
- ZIP code: 56401
Geography
Žamberk is located at 50°05′09″N 16°27′52″W / 50.08583°N 16.46444°WInvalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function
Museums and Historic Sites
- Municipal Museum – Československé armády 472
- House of Prokop Diviš – Helvíkovice 326
- Litice - ancient castle
- Kunvald - place where Bohemian Brethren church was founded in 1457
People from Žamberk
- Prokop Diviš (1698-1765) - Inventor, catholic priest
- Eduard Albert (1841-1900) - Austrian surgeon, born and died in Žamberk, associated with Albert's disease.
- Oldřich Marek (1911-1986) - Entomologist and teacher
- Pater Karel Chotovský (1842-1897) - catholic priest
Publications
- Albert/Chotovský - Paměti města Žamberka
Sister Cities
- Fresagrandinaria (Italy)
- Miharu (Japan)
- Nowa Sól (Poland)
- Püttlingen (Germany)
- Rice Lake (Wisconsin, USA)
- Saint Michel sur Orge (France)
- Senftenberg (Germany)
- Senftenberg (Austria)
- Veszprém (Hungary)
External links
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St. Václav Church in Žamberk
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Marien plague column on Žamberk`s square
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Diviš`s theatre
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Tyrš`s view tower on Rozálka hill