Teplice nad Metují consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2] Teplice nad Metují is located about 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of Náchod and 21 km (13 mi) southwest of the Polish city of Wałbrzych.

Teplice nad Metují is known for the Adršpach-Teplice Rocks, a set of sandstone formations protected as a national nature reserve.

The predecessors of Teplice nad Metují and villages in the municipality were the castles Střmen and Skály, built for protection of a trade route in the 13th century, and small settlements around them.

[3] During World War II, the German occupiers operated the E431 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in Dolní Teplice.

[3] The Horní Castle was built in the Renaissance style in 1599 and today serves as the municipal office.