Štramberk Municipal Office.
A mountain town in the center of Štramberská vrchovina on the slopes of Zámecký kopce, Kotouč, Bílá hora, Libotínské vrchy and Červené kamen in the Beskydy foothills, called the "Moravian Bethlehem" for its picturesqueness.
Štramberk was elevated to a city on December 4, 1359 by the son of the Czech king Jan Luxemburg (1296-1346), the Moravian Margrave Jan Jindřich Luxemburg (1322-1375), the younger brother of the Roman emperor and the Czech king Charles IV. (1316-1378), (first mention 1211).
The left half of the city coat of arms is represented by the coat of arms of the ancient Czech family Benešovic (founded in the 11th century).
century) - a wrapped silver bullet in a red field, the right half the coat of arms of Moravia - a silver eagle in a blue shield.
The town and the surrounding area are dominated by the ruins of Strallenberg Castle with a cylindrical tower called Trúba.
An unrepeatable architectural unique is an urban set of folk architecture of Wallachian wooden cottages from the 18th and 19th centuries, the vast majority of which form a city conservation reserve.
Štramberk became famous for its fragrant confectionery product - gingerbread "Štramberk ears", which have been baked here for many centuries in commemoration of the legendary victory of the Christians of Štramber over the Mongol army on May 8, 1241, on the eve of the Ascension of the Lord.