Vamberk
Vamberk | |||
Town | |||
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Nickname: Town of Cutwork | |||
Country | Czech Republic | ||
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Region | Hradec Králové | ||
District | Rychnov nad Kněžnou | ||
Commune | Rychnov nad Kněžnou | ||
Municipality | Vamberk | ||
River | Zdobnice | ||
Elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) | ||
Area | 21.03 km2 (8.12 sq mi) | ||
Population | 4,761 (2006-10-02) | ||
Density | 226/km2 (585/sq mi) | ||
First mentioned | 1341 | ||
Mayor | Rudolf Futter | ||
Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
- summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Postal code | 517 54 | ||
![]() ![]() Location in the Czech Republic | |||
Wikimedia Commons: Vamberk | |||
Statistics: statnisprava.cz | |||
Website: vamberk-city | |||
Vamberk (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvambɛrk]; German: Wamberg) is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has c. 4,800 inhabitants.
The city has been well known for lace production since the 17th Century.[1] In the mid-17th century, Magdalena Grambová, a Belgian owner of a local estate in Vamberk, introduced Belgian lace patterns and a new technique of bobbin lace making using a lace cushion or pillow. Vamberk became a European centre of lace-making.[1]
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Aerial View
References
- 1 2 "Bobbin lace-making nocere". VKV. Archived from the original on 2011-04-07. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
External links
Media related to Vamberk at Wikimedia Commons- Municipal website
- http://www.vkrajka.cz/krajka/historie/3/%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
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