Žamberk
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Template:Geobox Žamberk (Czech pronunciation: [ˈʒambɛrk]; German: Senftenberg in Böhmen) is a town in the Ústí nad Orlicí District, Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,100 inhabitants.
General information
- ZIP code: 56401
Museums and Historic Sites
- Municipal Museum – Československé armády 472
- House of Prokop Diviš – Helvíkovice 326
- Litice (castle) – ancient castle
- Kunvald – place where Bohemian Brethren church was founded in 1457
Notable people associated with Žamberk
- Prokop Diviš (1698–1765) – Inventor, catholic priest
- Theodor Brorsen (1819–1895) – Danish astronomer and botanist
- Eduard Albert (1841–1900) – Austrian surgeon, born and died in Žamberk, associated with Albert's disease.
- August Seydler (1849–1891) – astronomer, theoretical physicist, and professor at Charles University in Prague
- Edmund Kirsch (1866–1954) – businessman
- Oldřich Marek (1911–1986) – Entomologist and teacher
- Petr Eben (1929–2007) – composer
Publications
- E. 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)
Exchange program
Gymnasium Žamberk –
Minkema College Woerden
External links
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St. Václav Church in Žamberk
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Marien Plague Column on Žamberk`s Square
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Diviš`s Theatre
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Tyrš`s view tower on Rozálka hill
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Eduard Albert
Czech Surgeon -
Václav F. Kumpošt
Founder of Vesmír Magazine -
Edmund Kirsch
Businessman -
Oldřich Marek
Czech Entomologist -
WW I. Memorial
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Christian Brorsen Plaque
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