Hradec

Hradec is an old Slavonian word meaning "castle" (the word ceased to be used). It forms part of the name of several locations in the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic:

Czech Republik
* Hradec Králové, the capital of Hradec Králové Region
* Hradec nad Moravicí, a town in Moravian-Silesian Region
* Jindřichův Hradec, a city in South Bohemian Region
* Levý Hradec, early medieval hill fort near Prague
* Hradec, a village in Vysočina Region (Havlíčkův Brod District)
* Štýrský Hradec (the Czech name for city Graz in Austria)

Slovak Republic
* Hradec (part of Prievidza) - village Hradec is borough of Prievidza