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Krnov
Town in the Czech Republic

Krnov

Krnov is a town in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic.

It has about 22,000 inhabitants. The town is situated on the border with Poland, at the confluence of the Opava and Opavice rivers.

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Getting to Krnov

Krnov is located about 65 km northeast of Olomouc and 50 km northwest of Ostrava. Krnov lies at the crossroads of two main roads: the I/45 (connecting it with Olomouc District) and I/57 (leading to Opava). Krnov is located on the railway line Ostrava–Opava-Olomouc. The trains from Opava run in 20 minute to 1 hour intervals, and the town's two stations (Krnov-Cvilín and Krnov), are served by most trains.

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    Krnov-Cvilín railway station (Železniční stanice Krnov-Cvilín).

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Worth seeing

Krnov town hall. The town hall from 1903 is a neorenaissance building with a richly decorated 52 metres (171 ft) high tower.

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    The only synagogue in the region which survived to this day in its original form.

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