Police nad Metují

English Etymology From en cs Police nad Metují. Proper noun 1 en town dist:pref/Náchod r:Suf/Hradec Králové c/Czech Republic. Translations town in Náchod, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic Czech: cs Police nad Metují f German: de Politz an der Mettau Further reading Czech Alternative forms cs Police n. M. Police n/M Police n. Met. Police n./Met. abbreviations Etymology The first genuine instance of the toponym seems to have been the cs zlw-ocs Policz in a 1253 document by Ottokar II of Bohemia granting the location the status of la locus forēnsis market-place. zlw-ocs Policz probably derives from zlw-ocs a village on a plain, in open terrain, from zlw-ocs pole field, plain. The cs nad Metují element is a more recent addition, meaning “on [the River] Metuje”, although that river flows outside the town’s municipal territory.Historie města History of the town https://www.policenm.cz/zivot-ve-meste/historie-mesta/ Oficiální stránka města Police nad Metují Official website of the town of Police nad Metují 9 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20260512175818/https://www.policenm.cz/zivot-ve-meste/historie-mesta/ 12 May 2026 Pronunciation Proper noun f Police nad Metují polický cs town dist:pref/Náchod r:Suf/Hradec Králové c/Czechia Police nad Metují cs Declension Police<f.sg> nad Metují Derived terms cs Policko<g:n> Descendants en Police nad Metují 1 References Further reading cs