Hranice is a town in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants. The old German name Ross…Hranice is a town in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants. The old German name Rossbach means 'horse brook', referring to the brook where first inhabitants watered their horses. Therefore the horse appears on the town's coat of arms and flag.