Stará Paka is a municipality and village in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic.

It probably meant 'opposite' (opačná in modern Czech), and probably referred to its location on the shady slopes, away from the sun.

The highest point is the hill Staropacká hora at 578 m (1,896 ft) above sea level.

[7] The main landmark of Stará Paka is the Church of Saint Lawrence.

It consists of half-timbered houses from the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries with very decorative wooden gables called lomenice.