Wilber is a small but unique ethnic community located 36 miles southwest of Lincoln, Nebraska. Wilber is known as the Nebraska Czech Capitol and is proclaimed the USA Czech Capitol.

The town of Wilber is already preparing for this year's National Czech Festival held on August 4, 5, and 6, 2006. There’s a lot to see and do during this weekend.

The town of Wilber was platted on March 10, 1873. It was made possible by the Burlington and Missouri railroad running trains in 1872 over the land where the town is now located. Wilber is in Saline County, which has the largest Czech population of any county in Nebraska. It lies midway between the 40th and 41st parallels of latitude and 97 longitude west. Wilber is about 32 miles southwest from Lincoln, the capital of Nebraska, in the beautiful and fertile Big Blue River Valley.