Žamberk

Žamberk
Town
Town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Žamberk Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°5′10″N 16°28′3″E / 50.08611°N 16.46750°E / 50.08611; 16.46750Coordinates: 50°5′10″N 16°28′3″E / 50.08611°N 16.46750°E / 50.08611; 16.46750
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Ústí nad Orlicí
First mentioned	1332
Government
• Mayor	Oldřich Jedlička (ANO)
Area
• Total	16.91 km2 (6.53 sq mi)
Elevation	418 m (1,371 ft)
Population  (2020-01-01[1])
• Total	6,077
• Density	360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	564 01
Website	www.zamberk.cz

Žamberk (Czech pronunciation: [ˈʒambɛrk]; German: Senftenberg in Böhmen) is a town in the Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,100 inhabitants.

Notable people[]

• Prokop Diviš (1698–1765), inventor, catholic priest
• Theodor Brorsen (1819–1895), Danish astronomer and botanist
• Eduard Albert (1841–1900), Austrian surgeon, professor and historian
• Václav F. Kumpošt (1846–1874), founder of the Vesmír magazine
• August Seydler (1849–1891), astronomer, theoretical physicist and professor
• Jan Vilímek (1860–1938), illustrator and painter
• Edmund Kirsch (1866–1954), businessman
• Josef Ježek (1884–1969), politician
• Oldřich Marek (1911–1986), entomologist and teacher
• Petr Eben (1929–2007), composer

Twin towns – sister cities[]

Žamberk is twinned with:^[2]

Friendly town[]

• Miharu, Japan

Gallery[]

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  St. Wenceslaus Church

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  Marian Column on Žamberk's Square

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  Žamberk Castle

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  Diviš's Theatre

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  Jewish cemetery

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  Tyrš's observation tower on Rozálka hill

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  World War I memorial

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  Christian Brorsen Plaque

References[]

Further reading[]

• E. Albert-Chotovský: Paměti města Žamberka

External links[]

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• Official website (in Czech)

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