Krouna

Krouna
Municipality
Protestant church in Krouna
Flag Coat of arms
Krouna Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°46′21″N 16°1′36″E / 49.77250°N 16.02667°E / 49.77250; 16.02667Coordinates: 49°46′21″N 16°1′36″E / 49.77250°N 16.02667°E / 49.77250; 16.02667
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Chrudim
First mentioned	1349
Area
• Total	34.37 km2 (13.27 sq mi)
Elevation	530 m (1,740 ft)
Population  (2020-01-01[1])
• Total	1,421
• Density	41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	539 01, 539 43, 539 44, 569 82
Website	www.krouna.cz

Krouna is a municipality and village in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 1,400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[]

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

Krouna train accident[]

The municipality is famous for the Krouna train accident, in which 19 people died, making it one of the deadliest train crashes in Czech history.

References[]

External links[]

• Official website (in Czech)

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