Šternberk

See also: Šternberk (disambiguation) and Sternberg

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Coordinates: 49°43′38″N 17°17′43″E / 49.72722°N 17.29528°E / 49.72722; 17.29528

Šternberk
Town
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Olomouc
District	Olomouc
Commune	Šternberk
Elevation	268 m (879 ft)
Coordinates	49°43′38″N 17°17′43″E / 49.72722°N 17.29528°E / 49.72722; 17.29528
Area	48.79 km2 (18.84 sq mi)
Population	14,060 (2006-07-03)
Density	288 / km2 (746 / sq mi)
First mentioned	1269
Mayor	Jaromír Sedlák
Timezone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	050 32 - 785 01
Location in the Czech Republic
Wikimedia Commons: Šternberk
Statistics: statnisprava.cz
Website: www.sternberk.cz

Šternberk (Czech pronunciation: [ˈʃtɛrnbɛrk]; German: (Mährisch-)Sternberg) is a town in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has ca. 14,000 inhabitants.

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.

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  Main square

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  Main square

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  Šternberk Castle

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  Church of the Annunciation and Marian plague column (1719)

Notable people from Šternberk

• Jana Doleželová
• Adolf Duda (1878–1940), Austrian politician (de)
• Ondřej Fiala
• Oscar Gelbfuhs, chess player
• Adriana Gerši
• Robert Hock (born 1971), German icehocker player (de)
• Jiří Kořalka (born 1931), Czech historian
• David Krejčí, Boston Bruins forward
• Some Liechtenstein family members
  • Princess Maria Eleonore Elisabeth Johanna von Liechtenstein (1937, Mährisch-Sternberg - 2002, Bruderholz)
  • Prince Eugen Hartmann Johannes Franz Maria von Liechtenstein (born ?, Mährisch-Sternberg - 1939)
  • Prince Albrecht Johannes Géza Augustinus Wilhelm Maria von Liechtenstein, Freiherr von Landskron (born ?, Mährisch-Sternberg - 1940)
  • Princess Barbara Eleonora Marie von Liechtenstein
• Walter von Molo (1880 - 1958) German writer
• Erica Pedretti (born 1930), Swiss writer
• David Rozehnal (born 1980), Czech footballer
• Vincy Schwarz (1902 - 1942), German-Czech publisher, translator
• Patrik Siegl
• Petr Vrána
• Tomáš Žižka, Czech ice hockey player

External links

• Municipal website (Czech)