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Ústí nad Orlicí (Wildenschwert) is situated at an altitude of 348 m at theriver Tichá Orlice (Stille Adler) in East Bohemia. The settlement originated in the late 13th century and was first mentioned in a document of 1285. Already by 1292 it seemed to have had the status of a town. At first the estates belonged to the monastery of Zbraslav (Königsaal), then to the bishops of Litomyšl (Leitomischl), and finally from 1622 on, to the princes Liechtenstein. The modern industrial development of Ústí nad Orlicí was bossted by the opening of the railroad from Olomouc (Olmütz) to Prague. The expanding textile factories earned Ústí nad Orlicí the nickname 'East Bohemian Manchester'. The historical town centre was listed among the Czech national urban treasures in 1991.