Regions of the Czech Republic
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Category | Unitary state |
Location | Czech Republic |
Number | 13 regions + Prague |
Populations | 293,064 (Karlovy Vary Region) – 1,438,364 (Central Bohemian Region) |
Areas | 3,163 km2 (1,221 sq mi) (Liberec Region) – 10,929 km2 (4,220 sq mi) (Central Bohemian Region) |
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Regions of the Czech Republic (Czech: kraj, plural: kraje) are higher-level territorial self-governing units of the Czech Republic. Every region is governed by a regional council, headed by a governor (hejtman). Elections to regional councils take place every four years.
According to the Act no. 129/2000 Coll. ("Law on Regions"), which implements Chapter VII of the Czech Constitution, the Czech Republic is divided into thirteen regions and one capital city with regional status as of 1 January 2000.[1]
History[edit]
The first kraje were created in the Kingdom of Bohemia during the reign of Charles IV in the 14th century and they lasted till 1862/68. Kraje were reintroduced in 1949 in Czechoslovakia and still exist today (except for the early 1990s) in its successor states despite many rearrangements.
Competences[edit]
Rights and obligations of the regions include:[1]
- Establishment of secondary schools;
- Responsibility for hospitals and social facilities;
- Construction and repair of second and third class roads;
- Organization of integrated transport systems;
- Ordering of public intermunicipal transport;
- Protection of the nature;
- Cooperation in the distribution of EU funds within the NUTS-2 regions;
- Tasks within the integrated rescue system;
- Right to propose laws to the Chamber of Deputies and submit complaints to the Constitutional Court.
List of regions[edit]
Licence plate |
Region | Capital | Population (2023)[2] |
Area (km2) |
Pop. density (/km2) |
GDP (million CZK, 2021)[3] |
GDP per capita |
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A | Prague | 1,357,326 | 496 | 2,571 | 1,677,194 | 1,264,456 | |
S | Central Bohemian | Prague[a] | 1,438,364 | 10,929 | 127 | 688,764 | 494,720 |
C | South Bohemian | České Budějovice | 653,035 | 10,058 | 63 | 291,708 | 453,208 |
P | Plzeň | Plzeň | 605,248 | 7,649 | 76 | 297,919 | 504,354 |
K | Karlovy Vary | Karlovy Vary | 293,064 | 3,310 | 86 | 99,823 | 339,491 |
U | Ústí nad Labem | Ústí nad Labem | 812,457 | 5,339 | 150 | 324,010 | 395,524 |
L | Liberec | Liberec | 449,460 | 3,163 | 138 | 186,939 | 421,913 |
H | Hradec Králové | Hradec Králové | 555,060 | 4,759 | 114 | 288,036 | 522,295 |
E | Pardubice | Pardubice | 528,599 | 4,519 | 114 | 237,131 | 453,219 |
J | Vysočina | Jihlava | 514,771 | 6,796 | 74 | 234,709 | 460,423 |
B | South Moravian | Brno | 1,217,395 | 7,188 | 165 | 671,259 | 562,278 |
M | Olomouc | Olomouc | 632,132 | 5,272 | 118 | 286,366 | 453,360 |
Z | Zlín | Zlín | 580,843 | 3,963 | 144 | 281,695 | 484,632 |
T | Moravian-Silesian | Ostrava | 1,189,775 | 5,427 | 217 | 543,164 | 453,836 |
CZ | Czech Republic | Prague | 10,827,529 | 78,871 | 136 | 6,108,717 | 571,051 |
Coats of arms[edit]
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Central Bohemian Region
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South Bohemian Region
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Plzeň Region
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Karlovy Vary Region
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Ústí nad Labem Region
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Liberec Region
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Hradec Králové Region
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Pardubice Region
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Vysočina Region
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South Moravian Region
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Olomouc Region
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Zlín Region
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Moravian-Silesian Region
See also[edit]
- Administrative divisions of Czechoslovakia
- Districts of the Czech Republic
- List of Czech regions by GDP
- List of Czech regions by Human Development Index
- ISO 3166-2:CZ
- NUTS:CZ
- Královec Region
Notes[edit]
- ^ Administrative buildings only. Prague is not considered a part of the region.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Zákon č. 129/2000 Sb. o krajích (krajské zřízení)". zakonyprolidi.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 23 May 2023.
- ^ Regionální účty