Žamberk

Žamberk
Town
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname: Rio de Jambeiro
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Ústí nad Orlicí
Commune	Žamberk
River	Divoká Orlice
Elevation	418 m (1,371 ft)
Coordinates	CZ 50°5′N 16°28′E / 50.083°N 16.467°E / 50.083; 16.467Coordinates: CZ 50°5′N 16°28′E / 50.083°N 16.467°E / 50.083; 16.467
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
Wikimedia Commons: Žamberk
Website: www.zamberk-city.cz

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

• Municipal website (in Czech)
• Pomníky obětem válek

• 
  St. Václav Church in Žamberk
• 
  Marien Plague Column on Žamberk`s Square
• 
  Diviš`s Theatre
• 
  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
• 
  Christian Brorsen Plaque

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