Žamberk

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.

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

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]

• Fresagrandinaria, Italy
• Nowa Sól, Poland
• Püttlingen, Germany
• Rice Lake, United States
• Saint-Michel-sur-Orge, France
• Senftenberg, Germany
• Senftenberg, Austria
• Veszprém, Hungary

Friendly town

• Miharu, Japan

Gallery

• 
  St. Wenceslaus Church in Žamberk
• 
  Marien Plague Column on Žamberk's Square
• 
  Diviš's Theatre
• 
  Tyrš's observation tower on Rozálka hill
• 
  WW I. Memorial
• 
  Christian Brorsen Plaque

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 30 April 2020.
2. "Stručná historie partnerských styků města" (in Czech). Město Žamberk. Retrieved 27 August 2020.

Further reading

• E. Albert-Chotovský: Paměti města Žamberka

External links

• Official website (in Czech)