Kounov (Rychnov nad Kněžnou District)

Kounov
Municipality and village
Coordinates: 50°18′00″N 16°16′04″E / 50.3°N 16.2678°E / 50.3; 16.2678Coordinates: 50°18′00″N 16°16′04″E / 50.3°N 16.2678°E / 50.3; 16.2678
Country  Czech Republic
Region Hradec Králové Region
District Rychnov nad Kněžnou District
Area
  Total 4.38 sq mi (11.34 km2)
Population (2017)
  Total 244
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Kounov is a small village and municipality in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic.

Fictional dinosaur discovery

In 2008 information on the internet emerged, that two large species of dinosaurs were found here - theropod Torvosaurus orliciensis and ceratopsid Hlukyceratops kounoviensis.[1]

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