ŽAMBERK


'Žamberk' (; ) is a town in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has cca 6,100 inhabitants.

Contents
General Information
Geography
Museums and Historic Sites
People from Žamberk
Publications
Sister Cities
External links

General Information



★ ZIP code: 56401

Geography


Žamberk is located at

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



Municipal website (in Czech)

Pomníky obětem válek


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