| Křenov | |||
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  Křenov | |||
| Coordinates: 49°40′43″N16°36′47″E / 49.67861°N 16.61306°E Coordinates: 49°40′43″N16°36′47″E / 49.67861°N 16.61306°E | |||
| Country |  | ||
| Region | Pardubice | ||
| District | Svitavy | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 10.46 km2 (4.04 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 476 m (1,562 ft) | ||
| Population (1.1.2014) | |||
| • Total | 403 | ||
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 569 22 | ||
Křenov is a village and municipality ( obec ) in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic.
Obec is the Czech and Slovak word for a municipality. The literal meaning of the word is "commune" or "community". It is the smallest administrative unit that is governed by elected representatives. Cities are also municipalities. The council is called "obecní zastupitelstvo/obecné zastupiteľstvo" or "zastupitelstvo města/mestské zastupiteľstvo" or "zastupitelstvo městyse", the office is called "obecní úřad/obecný úrad" or "úřad města/mestský úrad" or "úřad městyse". An obec can have its own flag and coat of arms and is composed of one or more cadastral areas. An obec can have several settlements or parts whether villages or hamlets.
Svitavy District is a district within Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Svitavy. As a part of Pardubice Region the district has borders with Ústí nad Orlicí District to the north and Chrudim District to the west. The district was administratively formed in 1960, when the former districts of Litomyšl, Moravská Třebová, Polička a Svitavy were merged.
Pardubice Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located mainly in the eastern part of its historical region of Bohemia, with a small part in northwestern Moravia. It is named after its capital Pardubice. As an administrative unit, Pardubice Region has existed three times in the course of history. It was established for the first time in 1850, and extended from Český Brod to the Bohemian-Moravian border. In its second existence, it was one of 19 regions as they were set between 1949 and 1960. After 1960, Pardubice became the capital of Pardubice district, which was part of the Eastern Bohemian Region. The Pardubice Region, as it is now, was reestablished in 2000.
The municipality covers an area of 10.46 square kilometres (4.04 sq mi), and has a population of 423 (as at 2 October 2006).
Křenov lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south-east of Svitavy, 72 km (45 mi) south-east of Pardubice, and 164 km (102 mi) east of Prague.
Prague is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, the 14th largest city in the European Union and the historical capital of Bohemia. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of 2.6 million. The city has a temperate climate, with warm summers and chilly winters.
