Kamberk is a municipality and village in Beneà ¡ov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Kamberk consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
The initial name of the settlement was Karrenberk. The name was derived from the word karre (from Latin carrus), which denoted a four-wheeled minecart. The abbreviated form Kamberk appeared from the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries.
Kamberk is located about southeast of Beneà ¡ov and southeast of Prague. It lies in the Vlaà ¡im Uplands. The highest point is at above sea level.
The Blanice River flows through the municipality. The fishpond Kamberský rybnÃÂk is built on the river. It has an area of .
The settlement was probably founded in the second half of the 13th century by miners from the nearby gold mines. The first written mention of Kamberk is from 1282, when the village was owned by the Landà ¡tejn family. In 1337âÂÂ1347, the gold mines with Kamberk belonged to Peter I of Rosenberg. The owners of Kamberk then often changed and included various lesser nobles. In 1512, during the rule of Albrecht Rendl of ÃÂà ¡ava, Kamberk was promoted to a market town, but it later lost the title. In 1628âÂÂ1700, Kamberk was owned by the Schwenda family. In 1700, Kamberk was acquired by the Küenburg family, who annexed it to the Mladá Voà ¾ice estate.
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The main landmark of Kamberk is the Church of Saint Martin. The church was first documented in 1352, but it burned down in 1720. The current Baroque church was subsequently built on the site.
The oldest monument was the fortress from the 13th century. It was converted into a rectory in 1785, but in 1869, the building burned down. It was reconstructed in 1871 and part of the fortress was preserved in the new building, but it lost its historical value.