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Kounov (Rychnov nad Kněžnou District)

Coordinates: 50°18′00″N 16°16′04″E / 50.3°N 16.2678°E / 50.3; 16.2678
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Kounov
Municipality and village
Coordinates: 50°18′00″N 16°16′04″E / 50.3°N 16.2678°E / 50.3; 16.2678
Country Czech Republic
RegionHradec Králové Region
DistrictRychnov nad Kněžnou District
Area
 • Total4.38 sq mi (11.34 km2)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total244
Time zoneUTC+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]

References

  1. ^ http://dinosaurusblog.com/2016/06/16/torvosaurus-orliciensis-a-hlukyceratops-kounoviensis/
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