Krouna

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Coordinates: 49°46′15″N 16°1′45″E / 49.77083°N 16.02917°E / 49.77083; 16.02917
Krouna
Municipality
Church in Krouna
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Coat of arms
Country Czech Republic
Region Pardubice
District Chrudim
Commune Hlinsko
Elevation 530 m (1,739 ft)
Coordinates 49°46′15″N 16°1′45″E / 49.77083°N 16.02917°E / 49.77083; 16.02917
Area 34.37 km2 (13.27 sq mi)
Population 1,356 (2006)
Density 39 / km2 (101 / sq mi)
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 539 43
Location in the Czech Republic
Wikimedia Commons: Krouna
Website: www.krouna.cz

Krouna is a village in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 1,350 inhabitants. Krouna produces mainly livestock and marble.[citation needed] The village is also famous for the Krouna train accident, in which 19 people died, making it one of the deadliest train crashes in Czech history.

The villages of Čachnov, Františky, Oldřiš, Ruda and Rychnov are administrative parts of Krouna.

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