ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA	CZECH REPUBLIC
Olomoucký kraj	Olomouc region
Okres: Šumperk

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Zábřeh is situated on the left bank of the Moravian Sázava river and is the second-largest town in the district of Šumperk. Zábřeh is the official name of the town while Zábřeh na Moravě is the name of the cadastral area and of the railway station.

The first mentioning in a document dates from 1254. In 1278 it already had obtained the status of a town. After the 13th century it began to evolve into the economic and administrative centre of this part of Moravia. The moderate growth continued, with some breaks, up to the middle of the 19th century when the railway between Prague, Olomouc and Vienna helped Zábřeh acquire the position of regional industrial centre.

The polar explorer Jan 'Eskimo' WELZL (1868–1951) was born in Zábřeh.