Žamberk

	Žamberk
	Senftenberg
	Town
	Town hall
Flag	Coat of arms
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Ústí nad Orlicí
Commune	Žamberk
River	Divoká Orlice
Elevation	418 m (1,371 ft)
Coordinates	50°5′N 16°28′E / 50.083°N 16.467°ECoordinates: 50°5′N 16°28′E / 50.083°N 16.467°E
Area	16.91 km2 (6.53 sq mi)
Population	6,079 (2006-07-03)
Density	359/km2 (930/sq mi)
First mentioned	1332
Mayor	Jiří Dytrt
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

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

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