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Šternberk | |||
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| Country |
 Czech Republic | ||
| Region | Olomouc | ||
| District | Olomouc | ||
| Commune | Šternberk | ||
| First mentioned | 1269 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Jaromír Sedlák | ||
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48.79 km2 (18.84 sq mi) | ||
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.
Main square
Main square
Šternberk Castle
Church of the Annunciation and Marian plague column (1719)
Notable people from Šternberk[]
- Jana Doleželová (born 1981), Miss Czech Republic 2004
- Adolf Duda (1878–1940), Austrian politician (de)
- Ondřej Fiala (born 1987), ice hockey player
- Oscar Gelbfuhs (1852–1877), chess player
- Adriana Gerši (born 1976), professional tennis player
- Robert Hock (born 1971), German ice hockey player (de)
- Jiří Kořalka (born 1931), Czech historian
- David Krejčí (born 1986), ice hockey player, 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 (born 1976), football player
- Petr Vrána (born 1985), ice hockey player
- Tomáš Žižka (born 1979), ice hockey player
External links[]
- Municipal website (Czech)