Šternberk

Šternberk (Czech pronunciation: [ˈʃtɛrnbɛrk]; (German: (Mährisch-)Sternberg) is a town in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has approximately 13,500 inhabitants.

Šternberk
Town
Panorama of the town
Flag
Coat of arms
Šternberk
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°43′38″N 17°17′43″E
CountryCzech Republic
RegionOlomouc
DistrictOlomouc
First mentioned1269
Government
 • MayorStanislav Orság (ODS)
Area
 • Total48.79 km2 (18.84 sq mi)
Elevation
268 m (879 ft)
Population
 (2019-01-01[1])
 • Total13,495
 • Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
785 01
Websitehttps://www.sternberk.eu/

History

It was first mentioned as castrum (castle) Sternberch in 1269 and as civitas (town) Sternberch in 1296.

From 1645 until 1650, during and immediately after the Thirty Years' War, the town was held by Sweden. In 1741 it was captured by Prussia.

Austrian KK 10 kreuzer, cancelled Sternberg in 1882

Until 1918, Sternberg in Mähren (simply Sternberg until the end of the 19th century) was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), head of the district with the same name, one of the 34 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Moravia.[2]

In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, it was occupied by the Nazi army as one of the municipalities in Sudetenland, one of the 2 towns of Landkreis Sternberg.[3] The German-speaking population was expelled in 1945 (see the Beneš decrees) and replaced by Czech settlers. In Czech, the town is known as Šternberk.

Notable people from Šternberk

Twin towns — sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Šternberk is twinned with:[4]

  • Main square
  • Main square
  • Šternberk Castle
  • Church of the Annunciation and Marian plague column (1719)

References
  1. "Population of municipalities of the Czech republic". Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  2. Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm Klein, 1967
  3. Article Landkreis Sternberg (Mähren) in German Wikipedia.
  4. "Partnerská města" (in Czech). Město Šternberk. Retrieved 2019-08-23.



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