Pardubice Region
Pardubický kraj | |
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Coordinates: 49°52′N 16°10′E / 49.87°N 16.17°E | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Capital | Pardubice |
Districts | Pardubice District, Chrudim District, Svitavy District, Ústí nad Orlicí District |
Government | |
• Governor | Martin Netolický (ČSSD) |
Area | |
• Total | 4,518.63 km2 (1,744.65 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 1,424 m (4,672 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 530,560 |
• Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Total | CZK 237.131 billion (€9.248 billion) |
ISO 3166 code | CZ-53 |
Vehicle registration | E |
Website | www.pardubickykraj.cz |
Pardubice Region (Czech: Pardubický kraj) is an administrative unit (Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located mainly in the eastern part of its historical region of Bohemia, with a small part in northwestern Moravia. It is named after its capital Pardubice. As an administrative unit, Pardubice Region has existed three times in the course of history. It was established for the first time in 1850, and extended from Český Brod to the Bohemian-Moravian border. In its second existence, it was one of 19 regions as they were set between 1949 and 1960. After 1960, Pardubice became the capital of Pardubice district, which was part of the Eastern Bohemian Region (capital Hradec Králové). The Pardubice Region, as it is now, was reestablished in 2000.