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| Country | Czech Republic | ||
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| Region | Pardubice | ||
| District | Ústí nad Orlicí | ||
| Commune | Lanškroun | ||
| Elevation | 373 m (1,224 ft) | ||
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| Area | 20.64 km2 (7.97 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 9,911 (2006-10-02) | ||
| Density | 480 / km2 (1,243 / sq mi) | ||
| Founded | 13th century | ||
| Mayor | Martin Košťál | ||
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 563 01 | ||
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| Wikimedia Commons: Lanškroun | |||
| Statistics: statnisprava.cz | |||
| Website: www.mesto-lanskroun.cz | |||
Lanškroun (Czech pronunciation: [ˈlanʃkrou̯n]; German: Landskron), also known as Lanskron, Lanscron, Landeskrone, and Kronland, 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 9,911 (2006).
The town was founded in the thirteenth century as the center of the estate of Lanškroun and Lanšperk. Until 1918, Landskron was part of Bohemia as part of Austria-Hungary, then it became part of the Czechoslovakia and in 1938 it was occupied by German troops according to Munich Agreement. On May 9, 1945, at the day of the end of World War II in Europe, Soviet troops entered the city. On May 17, 1945, Czech partisan units held court in Landskron, and many Germans were tortured to death.
Until the expulsion of Germans from the Czechoslovakia in 1946, the majority of population of the town was German.[1] By now, most of the inhabitants are Czech people.
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