Žumberk
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| Basic data | |||||
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Pardubický kraj | ||||
| District : | Chrudim | ||||
| Area : | 479 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 52 ' N , 15 ° 52' E | ||||
| Height: | 355 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 276 (Jan. 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 538 36 | ||||
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| Status: | Městys | ||||
| Districts: | 3 | ||||
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| Mayor : | Zuzana Vodrážková (as of 2006) | ||||
| Address: | Žumberk 71 538 36 Žumberk |
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| Municipality number: | 572641 | ||||
| Website : | www.obec-zumberk.cz | ||||
Žumberk (German Schumberg , older originally Sonnenberg ) is a Městys with 230 inhabitants in Pardubický kraj ( Czech Republic ). It lies on the right-hand side above the Ležák valley on the slope of the red-colored Schumberg granite mountains, which are extracted here in the quarries.
history
In 2007 the place received the status of Městys back.
Place name
The place name is derived from the onomastic Profous as follows. First the place was originally called Sonnenberg (Sunenberk) in 1350, then in 1366 Sommerberg (Somerberg), then Zumberg, Schumberg, and also Schutzburg.
Local division
The districts Částkov ( Tschastkau ) and Prostějov ( Prostejow , older also Prostiegiow , Prostegow ) belong to the municipality Žumberk .
Attractions
- Church of All Saints
- Monument of St. John Nepomuk
- Mill
- Ruins of the Žumberk Castle
Sons and daughters of the church
- Bohumil Laušman (1903–1963), Member of the Social Democratic Party and Minister of Industry 1945–1948.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Český statistický úřad - The population of the Czech municipalities as of January 1, 2019 (PDF; 7.4 MiB)
- ^ A b Antonín Profous: Místní jména v Čechách: Jejich vznik, původ, význam a změny. Vol. I.-III, Česká akademie věd a umění, Praha
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento from December 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive )