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Krkonoše (kŭr`kônôshĕ), Ger. Riesengebirge, Pol. Karkonosze, highest range of the Sudetes, extending c.25 mi (40 km) along the border of N Czech Republic and SW Poland. Its highest peak, Snĕžka (Ger. Schneekoppe, Pol. Śnieźka), rises to 5,258 ft (1,603 m). Paper and textile mills, which use the range's waterpower, are found on both sides of the border. There are numerous resorts and spas in the mountains; the most notable is Janské Láznĕ, Czech Republic. A national park (est. 1963) straddles the international border. The Labe (Elbe) River rises in the Krkonoše.

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No references found			The artists sent shock waves through the Czech Republic in June last year by splicing footage of the atomic explosion into a live panoramic shot of the Krkonose mountains, in north-east Bohemia. Artists spliced fake nuclear blast into TV weather news by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk Yesterday was the hardest day of the trip as the cyclists passed over the Czech border into Poland and began climbing the Orlicke Hory mountains and the Krkonose ( otherwise known as the Giant Mountains. Laughter keeps cyclists going by The Journal (Newcastle, England) FRANTISEK SPIDLEN The first of them was Frantisek Spidlen (1867-1916), born under the Krkonose Mountains in Sklenarice, a small place where he made his early instruments. Four generations of Spidlens the legendary Czech violin makers by Hubickova, Libuse / Czech Music			Krivoe Zerkalo Krivoi Rog Krivoi Rog Iron Ore Basin Krivoi Rog Metallurgical Works Krivoi Rog State Regional Electric Power Plant No. 2 Krivonogov, Petr Krivonogov, Petr Aleksandrovich Krivonos, Maksim Krivonos, Petr Krivonos, Petr Fedorovich Krivopolenova, Mariia Krivopolenova, Mariia Dmitrievna Krivosheev, Ilia Krivosheev, Ilia Petrovich Krivoshein, Aleksandr Krivoshein, Aleksandr Vasilevich Krivoshlykov, Mikhail Krivoshlykov, Mikhail Vasilevich Krivov, Timofeistepanovich Krivoy Rog Krizanic, Juraj Krizik, Frantisek Krk Krklec, Gustav Krkonoše Hory Krkonose Krkonose Hory KRL Krleža, Miroslav Krleza, Miroslav Krnov Kroc, Ray Krochmal, Nachman Krock, Arthur Kroeber, A L Kroeber, Alfred Kroeber, Alfred Louis Kroeger, Alice Bertha Kroemer, Herbert Krofta, Kamil Krog, Helge Krogh, August Krogh, Schack August Steenberg Krogman, Wilton M. Krohg, Christian Krohg, Per Krohn, Julius Leopold Fredrik Krohn, Kaarle Leopold krohnkite krokidolite Krokodil			Krivonos, Petr Krivonos, Petr Fedorovich Krivopolenova, Mariia Krivopolenova, Mariia Dmitrievna Krivosheev, Ilia Krivosheev, Ilia Petrovich Krivoshein, Aleksandr Krivoshein, Aleksandr Vasilevich Krivoshlykov, Mikhail Krivoshlykov, Mikhail Vasilevich Krivov, Timofeistepanovich Krivoy Rog Krivoy Rog Kriya Kriya Systems, Inc. Kriyas Krizanic, Juraj Krizik, Frantisek KRJ Krk Krk Krk (island) KRKI KRKL Krklec, Gustav Krkonoše Hory Krkonose Krkonose Hory KRL KRL KRL KRLB Krleža, Miroslav Krleza, Miroslav KRLIG KRLLC KRLP KRLT KRLTA KRM KRMA Krmashan Krmashan KRMB KRMC KRMCA KRML KRMP2 KRMT Krn KRNA KRNCA KRND KRNEL

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