Lanškroun

Lanškroun (Czech pronunciation: [ˈlanʃkroun]; German: Landskron) is a town in the Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 9,900 inhabitants. It lies on the border of the historical lands of Bohemia and Moravia.

"Landskron" redirects here. For other uses, see Landskron (disambiguation).
Lanškroun
Town
J. M. Marků Square
Flag
Coat of arms
Lanškroun
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°54′44″N 16°36′44″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionPardubice
DistrictÚstí nad Orlicí
First mentioned1285
Government
 • MayorRadim Vetchý
Area
 • Total20.64 km2 (7.97 sq mi)
Elevation
373 m (1,224 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
 • Total9,906
 • Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
563 01
Websitewww.lanskroun.eu

History
Town hall

The town was founded in the 13th century as the center of the estate of Lanškroun and Lanšperk. Until 1918, the town was part of the Austrian monarchy (the Austrian side after the Compromise of 1867), as the seat of the district Landskron in Bömen, one of the 94 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bohemia.[2] After 1919 it became part of Czechoslovakia. In 1938 it was occupied by German troops as the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, according to the Munich Agreement.

On May 9, 1945, 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 most of the German speaking population from the Czechoslovakia in 1945 (see the Beneš decrets), the majority of population of the town had been German: in 1930, there were 6,497 inhabitants and among these 83% were German and 17% Czech. By now, most of the inhabitants are Czech people.

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Lanškroun is twinned with:[3]

See also

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm Klein, 1967
  3. "Partnerská města" (in Czech). Město Lanškroun. Retrieved 2020-08-26.


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