Karel Klapálek, CBE, DSO was a Czechoslovak Army general and a veteran of the Czechoslovak Legion in the Russian Empire. He fought in both World Wars and was decorated with numerous national honours.

Nové Město nad Metují is a town in Náchod District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic, in the historical region of Bohemia. It has about 9,400 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservation.