Role biskupa (arcibiskupa) Alberta ze Šternberka při vývoji města Šternberka
The Role of Bishop (Archbishop) Albert of Sternberg in the Development of the Town of Sternberg

Summary/Abstract: The study aims to showcase and analyse the fundamental impact Bishop (Archbishop) Albert of Sternberg had on the town of Sternberg. Although the Bishop was very busy administering his dioceses (he was Bishop of Zvěřín, Bishop of Litomyšl, Archbishop of Magdeburg), and had many other obligations with the court of Emperor Charles IV, he always found time to implement his Sternberg plans. No written information indicates that the Bishop had established Sternberg as a town (“second location of the town”). It remains unclear, based on the condition of the documents, whether the Bishop transferred the town centre to its current location or whether this had been done by his predecessors. Only an extensive archaeological survey could provide the answer to this question, as it would help date the origin of the various parts of the town. It has been demonstrated that the Bishop completed the construction of the town walls and remodelled the Sternberg castle (building the castle chapel and possibly the entire south wing of the castle). The Bishop changed the look of the town by founding two monasteries. His successor, Peter of Sternberg, closed the lower one, however, following Albert’s death.

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