Příbor

Příbor
Town
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Nový Jičín
Commune	Kopřivnice
Municipality	Příbor
Elevation	278 m (912 ft)
Coordinates	49°38′19″N 18°8′38″E / 49.63861°N 18.14389°E / 49.63861; 18.14389Coordinates: 49°38′19″N 18°8′38″E / 49.63861°N 18.14389°E / 49.63861; 18.14389
Area	22.14 km2 (8.55 sq mi)
Population	8,814 (2006-10-02)
Density	398/km2 (1,031/sq mi)
First mentioned	1251
Mayor	Bohuslav Majer
Timezone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	742 58 - 742 59
Location in the Czech Republic
Location in the Moravian-Silesian Region
Statistics: statnisprava.cz
Website: www.pribor-mesto.cz

Příbor (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpr̝̊iːbor]; German: Freiberg in Mähren) is a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,800 inhabitants (as of 2004).

It is located in northeastern Moravia, surrounded by the foothills of the Moravian-Silesian Beskids.

Vriburch in the Margraviate of Moravia was first mentioned in a 1251 deed, issued by the Přemyslid margrave Ottokar II. The estates passed to the Bishops of Olomouc in the 14th century. Saint John Sarkander attended the local parish school from 1589; in 1694 a Piarist gymnasium was established, whereafter Příbor developed to a centre of education.

The town is notable as the birthplace, on 6 May 1856, of Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis.