Zářecká Lhota
Zářecká Lhota (Lhota Zářecká on 1897 Austro-Hungarian 200K map) is a village and municipality (obec) in the Ústí nad Orlicí District, Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic.
Old quarry, where pterosaur bones were discovered in 1880.
Zářecká Lhota | |
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Municipality | |
  Zářecká Lhota | |
| Coordinates: 49°59′N 16°14′E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Pardubice |
| District | Ústí nad Orlicí |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.02 km2 (1.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 335 m (1,099 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 175 |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 565 01 |
| Website | http://zareckalhota.webpark.cz |
The municipality covers an area of 3.02 square kilometres (1.17 sq mi), and has a population of 175 (as at 3 July 2006).
Zářecká Lhota lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of Ústí nad Orlicí, 35 km (22 mi) east of Pardubice, and 132 km (82 mi) east of Prague.
Czech pterosaur
In 1880, first and still the only known Czech pterosaur fossil (now known as Cretornis hlavaci) was found in a nearby quarry.
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