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Žamberk
Žamberk
is a
town
in the
Ústí nad Orlicí District
,
Pardubice Region
of the
Czech Republic
. It has about
6,000
inhabitants.
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
Notable people associated with Žamberk
Prokop Diviš – inventor,
catholic priest
Theodor Brorsen – Danish
astronomer
and botanist
Eduard
Albert
– Austrian surgeon, born and died in Žamberk, associated with Albert's disease.
August Seydler – astronomer,
theoretical physicist
, and professor at
Charles University in Prague
Edmund Kirsch – businessman
Oldřich Marek – entomologist and teacher
Petr
Eben
– composer
Publications
E. Albert-Chotovský:
Paměti města Žamberka
Twin towns
–
sister cities
Žamberk is
twinned
with:
Fresagrandinaria
, Italy
Nowa Sól
, Poland
Püttlingen
, Germany
Rice Lake
,
United States
Saint-Michel-sur-Orge
, France
Senftenberg
, Germany
Senftenberg, Austria
Veszprém
, Hungary
Exchange program
Gymnasium Žamberk –
Minkema College
Woerden