Žamberk
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| Žamberk | |||
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| Country |  Czech Republic |
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| Region | Pardubice | ||
| District | Ústí nad Orlicí | ||
| Little District | Žamberk | ||
| River | Divoká Orlice | ||
| Elevation | 418 m (1,371 ft) | ||
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| Area | 16.91 km² (6.53 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 6,079 (2006-07-03) | ||
| Density | 359 /km² (930 /sq mi) | ||
| First mentioned | 1332 | ||
| Mayor | Tomáš Kalous | ||
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 564 01 | ||
   Location in the Czech Republic
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| Wikimedia Commons: Žamberk | |||
| Website: www.zamberk-city.cz | |||
Žamberk (IPA: [ˈʒambɛrk]; German: Senftenberg) is a town in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has cca 6,100 inhabitants.
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[edit] General Information
- ZIP code: 56401
[edit] Geography
Žamberk is located at
[edit] 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
[edit] Notable people associated with 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
[edit] Publications
- Albert/Chotovský - Paměti města Žamberka
[edit] 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)
[edit] External links
 St. Václav Church in Žamberk |
 Marien Plague Column on Žamberk`s Square |
 Diviš`s Theatre |
 Tyrš`s view tower on Rozálka hill |
 Eduard Albert |
 Václav F. Kumpošt |
 Edmund Kirsch |
 Oldřich Marek |
 WW I. Memmorial |
 Christian Brorsen Plaque |
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