It lies on the border between the Svitavy Uplands and East Elbe Table, in the Polabí region.

North of the town are flooded gravel quarries, which are used mainly for recreation and water sports.

[4] North of the town is also the fishpond Buňkov, the largest water body of Přelouč.

The first written mention of Přelouč dates back to 1086 when the village became a part of the Benedictine monastery in Opatovice nad Labem.

[3] In 1261, Přelouč was promoted to a market town by King Ottokar II of Bohemia.

Since then, the town has used its coat of arms which consists of a black gridiron in the golden field.

This symbol is associated with Saint Lawrence who lived in the 3rd century in Rome and was burnt alive on a gridiron.

New economical and cultural development occurred in the second half of the 16th century and in 1580, it was promoted to a town by Rudolf II.

It was not until the first half of the 19th century, thanks to the construction of a new imperial road and then the railway, that Přelouč became the second most economically important town in the region.