The village of Kovač is located 9 km southeast of Jičín and 10 km west of Hořice on an area of 7.72 square km. The altitude is 265 meters above sea level.
The name of the village comes from the original surname of the local homesteader, which originated from the Old Bohemian kovač-e, i.e. blacksmith. The first mention of the village is from 1318, ...