The Region of Hradec Králové is situated in northeastern Bohemia and covers the territory of the following five districts: Hradec Králové, Jičín, Náchod, Rychnov nad Kněžnou and Trutnov. With an area 4,758 square kilometers and a population of 548, 368 inhabitants (as of Dec 31,2005) it belongs among the smaller regions of the Czech Republic. In the north it borders with the Liberec Region, to the west with the Central Bohemia region and to the south with the Pardubice Region. The part of its northern and eastern border is as well the state frontier with the Polish republic.
