Ústí nad Labem is a city in the northwest of the Czech Republic, serving as the capital of the Ústí nad Labem Region. It lies at the confluence of the Elbe and Bílina rivers, situated approximately 65 kilometres north of Prague and 45 km south of Dresden. The urban area extends into the Most Basin and the České středohoří Protected Landscape Area, with its highest point being Široký vrch at 659 meters above sea level.