As the name of the city jablonna nad Orlice, it is located on the banks of the river tichá Orlice. On the other hand it protects the orlické mountains high.

On the city's coat of arms shows a bear with a stick, who had been a member of a very unusual event. According to local legend, on a country road in a convoy of tax collector, which is usually accompanied by a monk with a staff, indicating that this is a real Royal Commissioner, and not a fraud, hiding under his mask, was attacked by a bear. All participants in the process of collecting dues fled. The bear climbed up on the wagon to feed on prey. The horse was frightened unusual passenger and suffered. The bear grabbed the stick left by a monk, and proudly drove in jablonna nad Orlice. The townspeople decided to capture it on his coat of arms.

One of the most ancient towns of the Pardubice region, jabłonna was founded in the XI century. However, reliable evidence about this. The first mention of this settlement dates back to 1304. In the early fourteenth century jablonna became a Royal gift for good service Depend on the Board the Falkenstein. A little later, Savich sold the city to the monks of Zbraslav. In General, the list of owners of the city is quite long. The most significant impact on the economic development of the city has rendered the Lord Bernstein and Lichtenstein. The latter ruled the city until 1918.

Tourists visiting jablonna, 'll find plenty of historic sites worthy of attention. For example, it is worth visiting the Church of St. Bartholomew, erected in 1680 in the Baroque style. Its interiors are decorated in Rococo style and date from the mid-eighteenth century.

Central square decorated with vintage Baroque mansions and indispensable Plague column. It was built in jablonna in 1748.

Fans of historical institutions, like the local Museum, devoted to the archaeological finds, crafts of the region and the life and work of famous natives of jablonna.