| Krouna | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pardubice |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chrudim |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.7725°N 16.0267°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1349 |
| Area Total Km2: | 34.37 |
| Elevation M: | 530 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1425 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
| Postal Code: | 539 01, 539 43, 539 44, 569 82 |
Krouna is a municipality and village in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.
The villages of Čachnov, Františky, Oldřiš, Ruda and Rychnov are administrative parts of Krouna.
Krouna is located about southeast of Chrudim and 34km (21miles) southeast of Pardubice. The western part of the municipal territory lies in the Iron Mountains and the eastern part lies in the Upper Svratka Highlands. The highest point is at 735m (2,411feet) above sea level. The Chrudimka River originates in the woods in the southern part of the municipal territory. About two thirds of the territory lie within the Žďárské vrchy Protected Landscape Area.
The first written mention of Krouna is from 1349.[2]
The municipality is known for the Krouna train accident, in which 19 people died, making it one of the deadliest train crashes in Czech history.
The I/34 road (heading from Svitavy to Havlíčkův Brod and further to České Budějovice) passes through the municipality.
Krouna is located on the railway line Svitavy–Žďárec u Skutče.[3]
The most important monument of Krouna is the Church of Saint Martin. It was built in the Baroque style in 1770–1773. It has a preserved core and tower from the 15th century.[4]
The Protestant church is a rural Historicist building with Neo-Romanesque elements. It dates from 1896.[5]