Å tramberk

The city Štramberk ( German Štramberk, also Strahlenberg ) is located in the Moravian Moravian-Silesian Region (Czech Republic).

History

The 1211 first mentioned mountain town in the center of Štramberk plateau in the foothills of the Beskids, is also called the "Moravian Bethlehem ". It was declared a city by the son of the Bohemian king John of Luxembourg, the Moravian Margrave Jan Heinrich of Luxembourg on December 4, 1359. On May 8, 1241 ( Ascension ) the Christians of the city defeated the Mongol army. In memory of the victims of the Mongols, which the ears had been cut off allegedly, since that time Pastries from gingerbread dough, the so-called " Štramberk ears" made ​​.

Attractions

  • The city dominates the ruins of the castle Štramberk ( German Strahlenberg ) with its cylindrical tower ( Trúba ), which today is used as a lookout.
  • Complex of folk architecture of wooden houses from the 18th and 19th centuries
  • Cave Šipka
  • Lookout tower Bila Hora
  • Botanical garden in a former limestone quarry
  • Museum about the illustrator Zdeněk Burian
  • Typical Moravian wooden houses

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Martin Stephan, German - American clergyman
  • Jiří Hanzelka, world traveler, author, photographer, signatories of Charter 77
Kraj Okres Hectare John Henry, Margrave of Moravia Bravantice Fulnek Hodslavice Sedlnice Suchdol nad Odrou Trojanovice Vrchy
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