The village's name supposedly recalls King Vladislav's crown (1107–1125). A primitive spread-out iron crown is fixed above the doorway of St Michael's church. It was supposedly substituted by a foreign king for the golden Bohemian crown.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Krouna
- Municipality / starting point
- Krouna
- District / region
- Chrudim
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 8 km E of Hlinska
Approximate location on the map
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SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 184
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.