Český Šternberk
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Středočeský kraj | ||||
| District : | Benešov | ||||
| Area : | 546 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 49 ' N , 14 ° 56' E | ||||
| Height: | 310 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 164 (Jan. 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 257 26 | ||||
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| Status: | Městys | ||||
| Districts: | 1 | ||||
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| Mayor : | Štěpán Kopeček (status: 2007) | ||||
| Address: | Český Šternberk 27 257 26 Divišov |
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| Municipality number: | 529541 | ||||
| Website : | www.chopos.cz/obec.asp?place=10 | ||||
Český Šternberk (German Bohemian Sternberg ) is a Městys with 154 inhabitants (as of Jan. 1, 2014) in the Czech Republic . It is located in Central Bohemia eight kilometers south of the city of Sázava on the left bank of the Sázava and belongs to the Okres Benešov . The cadastral area is 546 ha.
geography
The place is located at 310 m above sea level. M. north of the Český Šternberk castle on the slope of a bend in the Sázava river. On the opposite bank of the river runs the railway from Sázava to Zruč nad Sázavou , where there are two train stops in Český Šternberk. State road 111 leads through Český Šternberk from Podveky to Divišov , which crosses the Sázava valley in the village. Dálnice 1 , which here simultaneously represents European route 50 and European route 65 , runs two kilometers southwest of the town , with motorway exit 41 located in Šternov.
Neighboring towns are Čeřenice in the north, Malovidy in the northeast, Zalíbená and Otryby in the east, Čejkovice and Soběšín in the southeast, Radonice in the south, Šternov in the southwest and Drahňovice in the northwest.
history
The first written mention of Český Šternberk comes from the year 1242. The place originated as a castle settlement below the Český Šternberk castle and was enlarged over time.
In 1901 Český Šternberk received a railway connection, which had a positive effect on the tourist development of the castle.
The watermill in the north of the village from the end of the 16th century was reconstructed around 1920. The mill weir in the Sázava was renewed in the 1970s. The place was expanded with the construction of single-family houses on the right bank of the river. There is a campsite in Český Šternberk.
On October 17, 2006, Český Šternberk was raised to Městys .
Community structure
No districts are shown for Český Šternberk. The settlements Čejkovice and Vrabov belong to the place.
Attractions
- Český Šternberk Castle
- Watermill
Personalities
- Wood sculptor Franz Xaver Zelezny; born November 16, 1836 in Český Šternberk; died July 13, 1911 in Wolkersdorf in the Weinviertel
