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REGION
bice Region, which provides a rail connection
with Prague, the capital of the Czech
Republic, is strategically very important.
The railway network in the main transport
axis covers the decisive transport directions
in the Region and thus its extension in the
future is not being considered; only the reconstruction
and modernisation of selected
sections. Air traffi c has only a supplementary
function in the Region. There are eight
public domestic airports in the Region. The
international non-public airport in Hradec
Králové has the potential for development.
A signifi cant factor is the proximity of the
public international airport in Pardubice,
which is one of the fi ve backbone airports
in the Czech Republic.
Distance between Hradec Králové and
other European cities:
� Prague 112 km
� Vienna 270 km
� Bratislava 280 km
� Berlin 450 km
� Budapest 575 km
� Warsaw 750 km
� Brussels 1150 km
� EDUCATION
The Hradec Králové Region has a dense network
of secondary and apprentice schools.
University education is provided by the Hradec
Králové University with its three faculties (Faculty
of Education, Faculty of Informatics and
Management, and Faculty of Arts). There are
also the Faculty of Pharmacy and the Faculty of
Medicine of Charles University and the Faculty
of Military Health Sciences of the University of
Defence. There is a great developing scientifi c
and research base, particularly in the fi elds of
Medicine, Pharmacy, and Science, with technological
parks being developed. This highly
developed educational system represents
a strong development potential for the Region.
� INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
International relations of the Region are
in the sphere of the work of the Depart-
“The Hradec Králové Region provides many opportunities
for future investors, thanks to which
new directions in the development of villages
and regions can be created. The Region is ready
to provide the maximum support for the development
of investment activities in this Region.
I would like to invite you all to the Hradec Králové
Region and I wish you all the best.”
Lubomír Franc
President of the Hradec Králové Region
ment for International Relations of the
Regional Office. Within the framework
of its activities, it also administers grants
for the support of international co-operation.
The Hradec Králové Region has
signed a contract of co-operation with
these partnership regions: Lower Silesian
Voivodeship (Poland), Banská Bystrica Region
(Slovakia), Seine et Marne (France),
Sibiu (Romania) and Chuvash Republic.
It also has unsigned contacts with the
Region of Jögeva (Estonia) and it supports
Czech compatriots in South Banat
in Serbia.