Příbram, Bohemia
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| Country | Czech Republic | ||
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| Region | Central Bohemian | ||
| District | Příbram | ||
| Commune | Příbram | ||
| River | Litavka | ||
| Elevation | 502 m (1,647 ft) | ||
| Coordinates | 49°41′18″N 14°0′33″E / 49.68833°N 14.00917°ECoordinates: 49°41′18″N 14°0′33″E / 49.68833°N 14.00917°E | ||
| Area | 33.41 km2 (12.90 sq mi) | ||
| - land | 33 km2 (13 sq mi) | ||
| - water | 0.38 km2 (0 sq mi) | ||
| - urban | 2.1 km2 (1 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 35,475 | ||
| Density | 1,062/km2 (2,751/sq mi) | ||
| First mentioned | 1216 | ||
| - Town privileges | 1579 | ||
| Mayor | Jindřich Vařeka (ANO) | ||
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 261 01 | ||
   Location in the Czech Republic
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| Statistics: statnisprava.cz | |||
| Website: www.pribram-city.cz | |||
Příbram (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpr̝̊iːbram]; German: Freiberg in Böhmen, Przibram or Pribram, in the time of the German occupation (1939–1945) Pibrans) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic with a population of 35,147. The city is located on the Litavka river and the foothills of the Brdy Range, 60 km (37 mi) south-west of Prague; the country's capital. The city is well known for its mining history and more recently its new venture into economic restructuring.
The city is the third largest in the Central Bohemian Region (behind Kladno and Mladá Boleslav) and is a natural administrative and cultural center of the south-western part of the region, although it also tends to be largely influenced by the economy and lifestyle of Prague.
Widely known pilgrimage site Svatá Hora ("Holy Mount") is located just above the city, while the Mining Museum Příbram, including the communist labor camp Vojna memorial is another tourism attraction.
Several legends mentioning Příbram in the early history of Czech statehood are mentioned in the Annales Bohemorum written by Václav Hájek z Libočan in the first half of the 16th century. The legends talk about princess Libuše’s prophecy and the destroying of the Březové Hory mines by Horymír of Neumětely. Both of these mentioned stories also depict the silver mining in the region.
Hájek also explains the name of the city, although his etymology is now believed to be partially fancied, the basics of it is probably true, as the city name is derived from the name of a person, probably the site owner.
Since 1216 (first written mention), the Příbram estate has been owned by Prague bishops and soon received its walls. The city castle was built under Prague archbishop Arnošt of Pardubice. During Hussite wars in the 15th century, Příbram stood on the reformation side, but was captured and pillaged four times by Catholic aristocracy.
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