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==Administrative parts==
==Etymology==
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Hranice is located about {{convert|28|km|abbr=on}} northwest of [[Cheb]]. It lies in the [[Aš#Geography|Aš]] Panhandle region, in the westernmost part of the region, on the border with [[Germany]]. It neighbors the German municipalities of [[Bad Elster]] to the southeast, [[Adorf]] to the northeast, [[Eichigt]] to the north, [[Regnitzlosau]] to the west, and [[Rehau]] to the southwest.
Hranice is situated in the [[Fichtel Mountains]]. The highest point of the municipal territory is Studánecký vrch, at {{convert|697|m|ft}}. The area is rich
==History==
The town was probably founded at the turn of the 12th and 13th centuries. The first unverified mentions of the town
In 1822 a new school was built. In 1850, a post office was opened and in 1868, the first fire squad was established. In 1882, Hranice was promoted to a [[městys|market town]].<ref name=historie/>
In the 1930s, a group of [[Sudeten German]] settlers from Hranice
===Textile industry===
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