Český Šternberk

Český Šternberk ( German Bohemian Sternberg ) is a Městys with 150 inhabitants in the Czech Republic. It is located in central Bohemia eight kilometers south of the town on the left bank of the Sázava Sázava and belongs to Okres Benešov. The land area is 546 ha

Geography

The place is located in 310 m asl north of the castle Český Šternberk the cut bank of a river loop of Sázava. Across the river sits the railway from Sázava goes according Zruč nad Vltavou, at the in Český Šternberk are two tram. By Český Šternberk leads the state road 111 from Podveky after Divišov that crosses the valley of the Sázava in place. Two kilometers southwest of the patch runs the Dálnice 1, the same time the European Route 50 and European Route 65 is here, with the motorway exit located in Šternov 41

Neighboring towns are Čeřenice in the north, Malovidy in the northeast, and Zalíbená Otryby in the east, and Čejkovice Soběšín the southeast, Radonice in the south, southwest, and Drahňovice Šternov in the northwest.

History

The first mention of Český Šternberk dates from the year 1242. The place was as a castle settlement below the castle Český Šternberk and was enlarged in the course of time.

1901 Český Šternberk received a railroad connection, which has a beneficial impact on the tourist development of the castle.

The places located in the north of the water mill from the late 16th century, was reconstructed in 1920. The mill weir in the Sázava was renewed in the 1970s. An expansion of the learned place through the construction of single-family houses on the right bank. In Český Šternberk there is a camp.

On 17 October 2006 Český Šternberk was raised to Městys.

Community structure

For Český Šternberk no districts are reported. For site include the settlements Čejkovice and Vrabov.

Attractions

• Český Šternberk
• Watermill
• Fixed Otryby