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Kostelec nad Orlicí (Adlerkosteletz) is situated at an altitude of 272 m on the river Divoká Orlice (Wilde Adler) about 30 km from the district town Hradec Králové (Königgrätz). The first document mentioning the town, a chronicle from Zbraslav (Königsaal), dates from 1316 and refers to a fortified church at this place ('kostel' is Czech for 'church)'.

One of the most important sights of Kostelec nad Orlicí is the  deanery church of St. George (děkanský kostel Sv. Jiří) [background right]. The first mention of a fortified church at this place dates from 1316. In the 14th century Kostelec nad Orlicí was the head of a deanery which among others included the parishes of Brandýs nad Orlicí (Brandeis an der Adler), Rychnov nad Kněžnou (Reichenau an der Knieschna), Rokytnice v Orlických horách (Rokitnitz im Adlergebirge), Žamberk (Senftenberg). The present Baroque church was built by František Kermer in 1769–1773 in place of a prior Gothic construction. The church was partly remodeled in 1891–1893. An art-historical treasure is the Gothic statue of the Madonna dating from around 1500.