Pardubice is known as the centre of industry, which represents an oil refinery or an electronic equipment plant.

The city is well known for its sport events, which include the Velká pardubická steeplechase in horse racing, the Golden Helmet of Pardubice in motorcycle racing, and the Czech Open international chess and board games festival.

Pardubice is located in a predominantly flat agricultural lansdscape in the East Elbe Table, in the eastern part of the Polabí lowland.

The highest point is the hill Stropinský vrch at 258 m (846 ft) above sea level, located on the southeastern municipal border.

[6] The first written mention of Pardubice is from 1295, when Pope Boniface VIII took over the protection of the local Church of Saint Bartholomew with the order of Canons Regular of the Penitence of the Blessed Martyrs.

[4][10] In 1491, Pardubice was bought by Vilém II of Pernštejn, who continued to expand the city and made significant impact on its prosperity.

He chose Pardubice as the centre of his estate and began to build a city that corresponded to his status.

[10][11] During the Thirty Years' War, the city was besieged by the army of General Lennart Torstensson, but was not conquered.

[10] An important milestone in the history of the city was the year 1845, when the railway from Prague to Olomouc was finished.

In the interwar period, Pardubice continued to develop until its heyday ended with the advent of World War II.

During the war, the city was damaged by air strikes of the Allies, and the Fanto Werke refinery was repeatedly bombed during the oil campaign.

Pardubice has direct railway connection with many cities, including Prague, Brno, Olomouc, Ostrava and Liberec in the Czech Republic, Bratislava, Žilina and Košice in Slovakia, Budapest in Hungary, and Vienna and Graz in Austria.

Intra-city transport is provided by the company Dopravní podnik města Pardubic a.s., which is owned by the city of Pardubice.

Nowadays the city is represented by FK Pardubice, which plays in the Czech First League.

The ice hockey club HC Dynamo Pardubice plays in the Czech Extraliga.

The second event is the Golden Helmet of Pardubice, a motorcycle speedway competition held at the Svítkov Stadium.

[24][25] AMK Zlatá Přilba Pardubice is a speedway team that race at the Svítkov Stadium.

It is a Renaissance gate with a façade decorated by a relief designed by Mikoláš Aleš, which depicts the Lords of Pardubice.

It is known for its façade, decorated with a stucco relief from 1797, showing a biblical scene of a whale swallowing the prophet Jonah.