Orlice (german: Adler) is a river in the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. Th ...

. It is tributary of the Labe (''Elbe'') river, which it enters in the city of

Hradec Králové Hradec Králové (; german: Königgrätz) is a city of the Czech Republic. It has about 91,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Hradec Králové Region. The historic centre of Hradec Králové is well preserved and is protected by law as a ...

. Its main tributaries are

Divoká Orlice Divoká Orlice ( pl, Dzika Orlica, german: Wilde Adler, English: ''Wild Eagle'') is a river in the Sudetes, separating the Bystrzyckie Mountains and Orlické Mountains. It is one of the main tributaries of the Orlice River, and is a part of E ...

and

Tichá Orlice Tichá is a municipality and village in Nový Jičín District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. History The first written mention of Tichá is f ...

. Part of the Divoká Orlice acts as the international boundary between the Czech Republic and

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 mill ...

. It is 32.5 km long, and its basin area is about 2,040 km², of which 1,965 km² in the Czech Republic.

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Rivers of the Hradec Králové Region {{CzechRepublic-river-stub