Svoboda nad Úpou (German: Freiheit an der Aupa) is a town in Trutnov District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic.

Based on the chronicle of Simon Hüttel, Svoboda nad Úpou was founded in 1009; the date is however unsubstantiated.

In 1580, Svoboda nad Úpou was promoted to a town by Emperor Rudolf II.

[3] Later the mining stopped in the area, but in Svoboda nad Úpou became an important industrial town when paper mills were built in the 19th century.

[3] Svoboda nad Úpou is the start of a short railway line to Trutnov, further continuing to Hradec Králové.