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16-1444: Náchod District is divided into four administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence : Náchod, Broumov, Jaroměř and Nové Město nad Metují. Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics : Adršpach – Bezděkov nad Metují – Bohuslavice – Borová – Božanov – Broumov – Brzice – Bukovice – Černčice – Červená Hora – Červený Kostelec – Česká Čermná – Česká Metuje – Česká Skalice – Chvalkovice – Dolany – Dolní Radechová – Hejtmánkovice – Heřmanice – Heřmánkovice – Horní Radechová – Hořenice – Hořičky – Hronov – Hynčice – Jaroměř – Jasenná – Jestřebí – Jetřichov – Kramolna – Křinice – Lhota pod Hořičkami – Libchyně – Litoboř – Machov – Martínkovice – Mezilečí – Mezilesí – Meziměstí – Nahořany – Náchod – Nové Město nad Metují – Nový Hrádek – Nový Ples – Otovice – Police nad Metují – Provodov-Šonov – Přibyslav – Rasošky – Rožnov – Rychnovek – Říkov – Sendraž – Šestajovice – Slatina nad Úpou – Slavětín nad Metují – Slavoňov – Šonov – Stárkov – Studnice – Suchý Důl – Teplice nad Metují – Velichovky – Velká Jesenice – Velké Petrovice – Velké Poříčí – Velký Třebešov – Vernéřovice – Vestec – Vlkov – Vršovka – Vysoká Srbská – Vysokov – Zábrodí – Zaloňov – Žďár nad Metují – Žďárky – Žernov Náchod District borders Poland in

32-700: Is a plateau and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic . It is located in the Hradec Králové , Pardubice and Central Bohemian region. The Elbe River flows through the territory, after which the plateau is named. The East Elbe Table is a mesoregion of the East Bohemian Table within the Bohemian Massif . The landscape has a character of a flat upland with river terraces and valley floodplains. The plateau

48-504: Is a municipality to which the state delegates part of its powers, but not to the extent that it delegates it to a municipality with extended competence. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] East Elbe Table The East Elbe Table ( Czech : Východolabská tabule )

64-400: Is further subdivided into the microregions of Cidlina Table, Chlumec Table and Pardubice Valley. Due to the nature of the plateau, there are no significant peaks. The highest hills are Na šancích at 352 m (1,155 ft) above sea level, Chlum at 338 m (1,109 ft), Chloumek at 337 m (1,106 ft) and Svíb at 331 m (1,086 ft). All the highest hills are situated in

80-639: Is the Chrudimka , which joins the Elbe in the southeast. There are many small bodies of water in the East Elbe Table. These are mainly flooded quarries after sand and gravel mining. Suitable natural conditions contributed to the creation of many settlements in the East Elbe Table. The most populous cities and towns in the territory are Hradec Králové , Pardubice , Jaroměř , Nový Bydžov , Holice , Chlumec nad Cidlinou and Sezemice . Partly located in

96-654: The Adršpach-Teplice Rocks . Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with extended competence Districts of the Czech Republic are territorial units, formerly used as second-level administrative divisions of the Czech Republic . After their primary administrative function has been abolished in 2003, they still exist for the activities of specific authorities and as statistical units. Their administrative function

112-573: The European route E67 ) from Prague via Hradec Králové ends in the district. The E67 further continues as the I/33 road to the Czech-polish border. The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments , are: The best-preserved settlements and landscapes, protected as monument reservations and monument zones , are: The most visited tourist destination are

128-663: The 2021 reform, borders of AD MECs respect borders of districts, with only exception granted by law being AD MEC of Turnov, which is partly in districts of Semily, Jablonec nad Nisou and Liberec. The reasons are the vastness of this territory and different requirements of the territory's population. Administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence are further divided into 393 Administrative Districts of Municipalities with Commissioned Local Authority (abbreviated AD CLA; správní obvody obcí s pověřeným obecním úřadem , abbreviated SO POÚ), also called "second-level municipalities"). A municipality with commissioned local authority

144-490: The administration of the former district authorities. The old districts still exist as territorial units and remain as seats of some of the offices, especially courts , police and archives . In 2007 the borders of the districts were slightly adjusted and 119 municipalities were moved into different districts. In 2021 another reform was made and 18 municipalities were moved between districts or between administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence. After

160-463: The lowest point is the river bed of the Elbe in Jaroměř at 245 m (804 ft). From the total district area of 851.8 km (328.9 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 521.5 km (201.4 sq mi), forests occupy 232.4 km (89.7 sq mi), and water area occupies 20.4 km (7.9 sq mi). Forests cover 27.3% of the district's area. The Elbe River crosses

176-565: The north and east. Most of the landscape is hilly or slightly undulating and has a foothill character. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Broumov Highlands (north), Giant Mountains Foothills (west), Orlické Foothills (southeast), Orlice Table (south) and East Elbe Table (southwest). The highest point of the district is the mountain Ruprechtický Špičák in Meziměstí with an elevation of 880 m (2,890 ft),

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192-496: The northeastern part of the plateau. The territory has a relatively regular rectangular shape with outcrops in the southwest and southeast. The plateau has an area of 1,689 square kilometres (652 sq mi) and an average elevation of 252 metres (827 ft). It is located mostly in the Hradec Králové and Pardubice regions, but it also marginally extends to the Central Bohemian Region . A large part of

208-665: The status of districts only in 1971; Ostrava and Plzeň districts were later expanded. The capital city of Prague has a special status, being considered a municipality and region at the same time and not being a part of any district, but ten districts of Prague ( obvody ) were in some ways equivalent to okres . A reform in effect since January 2003 replaced the districts with 205 Administrative Districts of Municipalities with Extended Competence (abbreviated AD MEC; správní obvody obcí s rozšířenou působností , abbreviated SO ORP ), also called third-level municipalities, or unofficially "little districts". These municipalities took over most of

224-824: The territory in the southwest. The most important rivers of the district are its two tributaries: the Metuje , which originates here, and the Úpa . Another notable river is the Stěnava, which originates here and then flows to Poland. The largest body of water is the Rozkoš Reservoir . The northern half of the district is protected as the Broumovsko Protected Landscape Area . The largest employers with headquarters in Náchod District and at least 500 employees are: The D11 motorway (part of

240-627: The territory overlaps with the informally defined region of Polabí . The main watercourse the territory is the Elbe River, which flows through the eastern part of the plateau, then turns west and flows through the southern part of the plateau. The northwestern part of the territory is drained by the Cidlina (a tributary of the Elbe) and Bystřice (a tributary of the Cidlina). Other important river

256-415: Was moved to selected municipalities. In 1960, Czechoslovakia was re-divided into districts ( okres , plural okresy ) often without regard to traditional division and local relationships. In the area of the Czech Republic, there were 75 districts; the 76th Jeseník District was split from Šumperk District in 1996. Three consisted only of statutory cities Brno , Ostrava and Plzeň which gained

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