Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav (Czech pronunciation: [ˈbrandiːs ˈnad labɛm ˈstaraː ˈbolɛslaf]; German: Brandeis and Altbunzlau) is an administratively united pair of towns in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.

The historic centres of both Brandýs nad Labem and Stará Boleslav are well preserved and are protected by law as two urban monument zones.

It lies in a flat landscape of the Central Elbe Table plateau, in the heart of the agricultural region of Polabí.

Moreover, Bretislaus I had the Collegiate Chapter of Saints Cosmas and Damian, the oldest in Bohemia, built next to the basilica in 1052.

In the second half of the 17th century, Stará Boleslav regained its earlier fame through the cult of Madonna.

The most famous was Melichar's factory for agricultural machinery in Brandýs nad Labem, founded in 1883, which achieved fame abroad and had branches in many European cities.

The castle is characterized by an exceptionally extensive sgraffito decoration and a park with a preserved Renaissance layout.

It is valuable for its Romanesque frescos from the latter half of the 12th century depicting scenes from St. Clement's life and martyrdom.

It is located on the site of the older building of the Church of the Virgin Mary and Saint George, which was first mentioned around 1098.

Due to the Thirty Years' War, the first tower was built only in 1674–1675 and the second, according to the design of Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer, in 1750–1760.

[12] The main altar of the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary contains a Gothic relief of Madonna and Child called Palladium of the Bohemian land.

[8] Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav is twinned with:[14] The name of municipality is the second longest in the country (after Nová Ves u Nového Města na Moravě) with 32 letters and spaces.