Vamberk
Template:Geobox Vamberk (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvambɛrk]; German: Wamberg) is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has c. 4,800 inhabitants.
The city has been well known for lace production since the 17th Century.[1] In the mid-17th century, Magdalena Grambová, a Belgian owner of a local estate in Vamberk, introduced Belgian lace patterns and a new technique of bobbin lace making using a lace cushion or pillow. Vamberk became a European centre of lace-making.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Bobbin lace-making nocere". VKV. Archived from the original on 2011-04-07. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
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External links
Media related to Vamberk at Wikimedia Commons- Municipal website
- http://www.vkrajka.cz/krajka/historie/3/[permanent dead link]
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