Vamberk
| Vamberk | |
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Hus' Square
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| 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
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| Statistics: statnisprava.cz | |
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Website: vamberk-city |
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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. 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.
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