Vamberk
Vamberk | |
Town | |
Hus' Square | |
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]
References
- 1 2 "Bobbin lace-making nocere". VKV. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
External links
- Media related to Vamberk at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipal website
- http://www.vkrajka.cz/krajka/historie/3/
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