Štramberk

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Coordinates: 49°35′31″N 18°7′3″E / 49.59194, 18.1175
Štramberk
Town
none General view of the town from Šipka Cave
General view of the town from Šipka Cave
Flag
Coat of arms
Country Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
Region Moravian-Silesian
District Nový Jičín
Commune Kopřivnice
Elevation 415 m (1,362 ft)
Coordinates 49°35′31″N 18°7′3″E / 49.59194, 18.1175
Area 9.33 km² (3.6 sq mi)
Population 3,364 (2005)
Density 361 /km² (935 /sq mi)
First mentioned 1211
 - Town status granted 1359-12-04
Mayor Věra Michnová
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 742 66
Location in the Czech Republic
Location in the Czech Republic
Location in the Czech Republic
Location in the Moravian-Silesian Region
Location in the Moravian-Silesian Region
Location in the Moravian-Silesian Region
Wikimedia Commons: Štramberk
Statistics: statnisprava.cz
Website: www.stramberk.cz

Štramberk (IPA: [ˈʃtrambɛrk]; German: Stramberg) is a small town in the Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic, next to Kopřivnice. It lies on the slope of a forrested lime hill, dominated by the Trúba castle tower. Because of the town's location, its many historical buildings and a unique collection of timbered houses from the 18th and 19th centuries, the town has been declared a municipal reserve and nicknamed Moravian Betlehem. Nearby there is the Šipka Cave where a Neanderthal child bone remnants were found.

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