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Příbor (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpr̝̊iːbor]; German: Freiberg [in Mähren]) is a town in Nový Jičín District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,300 inhabitants. The historic centre of Příbor is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservation.

Příbor
Town
General view of the town
Flag Coat of arms
Příbor Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°38′27″N 18°8′42″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Nový Jičín
First mentioned	1251
Government
• Mayor	Jan Malík
Area
• Total	22.15 km2 (8.55 sq mi)
Elevation	278 m (912 ft)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	8,297
• Density	370/km2 (970/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	742 58
Website	www.pribor.eu

Administrative parts

Villages of Hájov and Prchalov are administrative parts of Příbor.

Etymology

Although the name of the town literally means "cutlery", it is just a coincidence. It is not certain whether the Czech name Příbor originated earlier and the German name Freiberg was derived by transcription, or vice versa. If the Czech name is older, it was probably derived from při boru or při zboru, meaning "at a pine forest" / "at a ruin". If the German name is older, Freiberg means "free castle" or "castle with free access".[2] Some German language maps from the 19th century identify Příbor as Freyberg.[3][4]

Geography

Příbor lies about 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Nový Jičín and 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Ostrava. The town is located in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills on the Lubina River.

History

The town of Příbor was founded by Count Frank von Hückeswagen in 1251, which was confirmed in a deed of Moravian margrave Ottokar II from the same year, where the town was called Vriburch. The town square was founded right on an old trade route to Poland.[5]

The count built here a solid castle. His descendants owned the town until 1359, when Příbor passed to the Bishops of Olomouc. The bishops liked the town, especially Franz von Dietrichstein, who granted it a number of privileges. During the Thirty Years' War, the town burned down three times. The most destructive was the invasion of Swedes in 1643. In the second half of the 17th century, the town recovered.[2][5]

In 1694, a Piarist gymnasium was established and education was also available to the poorer people. Příbor developed to an important centre of education. From 1875 to 1938, the Czech Teacher Institute operated here, from which a number of significant pedagogues and experts in education and culture came.[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 6,281 —     1880 6,546 +4.2% 1890 6,634 +1.3% 1900 7,242 +9.2% 1910 8,354 +15.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 7,811 −6.5% 1930 7,701 −1.4% 1950 6,149 −20.2% 1961 7,409 +20.5% 1970 8,378 +13.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 9,878 +17.9% 1991 8,887 −10.0% 2001 8,754 −1.5% 2011 8,366 −4.4% 2021 8,222 −1.7%
Source: Censuses[6][7]

Sights

Příbor is one of the oldest towns in the region. The historic centre is formed by a regular town square lined with burgher houses, which are mainly Renaissance with Baroque alterations.[8]

The Piarist monastery was founded here in 1694 by Karl II von Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn. It is a Baroque three-wing single-storey building. Today it houses the town museum, a library and an elementary art school.[9]

There are four churches in the town. The most important is the Romanesque-Gothic parish Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary with later Renaissance and Baroque adaptations. The church was founded together with the town, the current brick building dates from the 14th century. It is a very rugged building with a number of elements added later, dominated by a slender tall tower. The interior contains valuable rococo furniture.[10]

Other churches in the historic centre are the Church of the Holy Cross and the former Piarist Church of Saint Valentine. Outside the historic centre is located the Church of Saint Francis of Assisi.[8]

The birthplace of Sigmund Freud is now a museum with an exhibition about his life and work.[11]

Notable people

• Jan Sarkander (1576–1620), Polish-Czech priest and saint; lived and studied here in 1589–1597
• Antonín Cyril Stojan (1851–1923), Archbishop of Olomouc; studied here and worked here as chaplain
• Sigmund Freud (1856–1939), Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis

Twin towns – sister cities

Příbor is twinned with:[12]

• Przedbórz, Poland

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Příbor

Příbor (deutsch Freiberg in Mähren) ist eine Stadt in Tschechien.

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- [en] Příbor

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[es] Příbor

Příbor es una ciudad ubicada al nordeste de la histórica Moravia, al pie de los Beskides en la Moravia-Silesia de la República Checa. También conocida como Freiberg in Mähren en alemán. La primera mención refiere a partir del año 1251.

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[fr] Příbor

Příbor (en allemand : Freiberg in Mähren) est une ville du district de Nový Jičín, dans la région de Moravie-Silésie, en République tchèque. Sa population s'élevait à 8 428 habitants en 2021[1].

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[it] Příbor

Příbor (.mw-parser-output .Unicode{font-family:TITUS Cyberbit Basic,Code2000,Doulos SIL,Chrysanthi Unicode,Bitstream Cyberbit,Bitstream CyberBase,Bitstream Vera,Thryomanes,Gentium,GentiumAlt,Visual Geez Unicode,Lucida Grande,Arial Unicode MS,Microsoft Sans Serif,Lucida Sans Unicode;font-family:inherit}ˈpr̝̊i:bor), ted. Freiberg, è una città della Repubblica Ceca, nel distretto di Nový Jičín, nella regione di Moravia-Slesia, con una popolazione di 8.643 abitanti[1].

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