Příbram

Příbram (; or Przibram) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 33,000 inhabitants. It is known for its mining history, and more recently, its new venture into economic restructuring.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Příbram
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Pribramske Hradcany.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Svatá Hora pilgrimage site and the Church of Saint James the Great
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Pribram.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Příbram CoA CZ.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Central Bohemian
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Příbram
Settlement.pushpin_map: Czech Republic
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Czech Republic
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Jan Konvalinka
Settlement.leader_party: ANO
Settlement.established_title: First mentioned

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

24 sections

Contents

Administrative division
Etymology
Geography
History
13th–15th centuries
16th–19th centuries
20th century
Demographics
Economy
Transport
Culture
Education
Mining University in Příbram (1894–1945)
Sport
Sights
Svatá Hora
Historic centre
Březové Hory and surroundings
Notable people
Příbram meteorite
Twin towns – sister cities
References
Bibliography
External links

The town is the third-largest in the Central Bohemian Region (behind Kladno and Mladá Boleslav), and is a natural administrative and cultural centre of the south-western part of the region, although it also tends to be largely influenced by the proximity of Prague.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Příbram” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.