Lanškroun
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| Area: | 20.6 km² |
| Population: | 9,879 (2003) |
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Lanškroun is a town and municipality in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. On the border between the former provinces of Bohemia and Moravia, it had a population of 9,847 as of 2003.
In historical documents, the town has been called also Landskron (its German name), Lanskron, Landeskrone, and Kronland.
The town was founded in the 13th century as the center of the estate of Lanškroun and Lanšperk. It was the birthplace of Jan Marek Marci and Jan Smejkal.
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