Žamberk

Sister cities

• Fresagrandinaria
• Senftenberg
• Veszprém

History

Žamberk was founded in the second half of the 13th century, during the colonisation of this region. Its predecessor was a Slavic settlement on a trade route from Moravia to Kłodzko Land. The first written mention of Žamberk is from 1332, under its German name Senftenberg. Soon after, the Czech name began to be used, which testifies to the majority of the Czech population. In the middle of the 14th century, Žamberk was divided between the estates of Litice and Žampach with different owners. As a part of the Litice estate, it was owned by the Pernštejn family and Ernest of Bavaria. In 1563, it was acquired by Mikuláš Bubna of Litice. In 1575, he bought the second part of Žamberk and merged the two parts. In 1575–1600, he had built a castle here and since then it was known as the Žamberk estate. The Bubna of Litice family owned the estate until 1809.

Geography

Žamberk is located about northeast of Ústí nad Orlicí and east of Pardubice. It lies in the Orlické Foothills. The highest point is the hill Hůrka at above sea level. The Divoká Orlice River flows through the town. Žamberk's climate is classified as humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb; Trewartha: Dcbo). Among them, the annual average temperature is , the hottest month in July is , and the coldest month is in January. The annual precipitation is , of which July is the wettest with , while April is the driest with only . The extreme temperature throughout the year ranged from on 28 January 1942 to on 7 August 2015.

Most-observed species

• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,622
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,470
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,341
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,215
• Yellowhammer

  Emberiza citrinella Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,133
• Great Spotted Woodpecker

  Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,109
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,027
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  988

Most recent

• M 3 — 2006-03-21
  1 km NNW of Bystré, Czechia
• M 2.6 — 2005-12-31
  5 km ENE of Šternberk, Czechia
• M 3.4 — 2005-10-25
  0 km N of ?ervený Kostelec, Czechia
• M 2.9 — 2005-08-10
  2 km WSW of ?ervený Kostelec, Czechia
• M 2.7 — 2004-08-13
  3 km SSW of Karpacz, Poland
• M 2.8 — 2003-08-26
  1 km NNW of Marciszów, Poland