[3] Starý Kolín lies about 52 kilometres (32 mi) east of Prague.

It lies in a fertile landscape of the Central Elbe Table lowland.

The first written mention of Starý Kolín is from 1267, when the Church of Saint Andrew was consecrated.

[4] Starý Kolín is located on the railway line Kolín–Česká Třebová.

[7] The main landmark of Starý Kolín is the Church of Saint Andrew.