[4][5] From the mid-14th century until 1392, the Zábřeh estate was held by the Moravian branch of the Sternberg family, then shortly by Jobst of Moravia, who donated it to lords of Kravaře in 1397.

[4] In 1442, Jiří od Kravaře sold Zábřeh to the Tunkl of Brníčko family, who became the most significant owners of the town.

They had expanded and rebuilt the castle in the late Gothic style and established ponds here, of which only one has survived.

[4][5] In 1508, Jindřich Tunkl was forced to sell the whole estate to Mikuláš Trčka of Lípa due to large debts.

Trčka of Lípa traded the estate with the Boskovic family in 1512, In the 16th century, the significance of Zábřeh declined.

[4] After the properties of the Zierotins were confiscated after the Battle of White Mountain, Zábřeh was acquired by the House of Liechtenstein, who owned it from 1622 until 1848.

After the abolition of the lordship system, the Baroque wing of the castle was sold by Prince Aloys II of Liechtenstein to the town of Zábřeh.

After the railway station was built after 1845, Zábřeh became an important commercial and industrial centre of the region.

[6] In 1938, the town was annexed by Nazi Germany and administered as part of the Reichsgau Sudetenland.

[7] Zábřeh was historically a centre of textile industry profiting from its location next to the international railway.

After the World War II, the factory was nationalised and joined to the Perla national company.

Due to its poor condition it was demolished in 1750 and in 1754 the current baroque church was built in its site.

The church tower houses a parish museum with displays of liturgical objects and a presentation on the history of bells.