Regions of the Czech Republic
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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
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
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
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
- Central Bohemian Region
- South Bohemian Region
- Plzeň Region
- Karlovy Vary Region
- Ústí nad Labem Region
- Liberec Region
- Hradec Králové Region
- Pardubice Region
- Vysočina Region
- South Moravian Region
- Olomouc Region
- Zlín Region
- Moravian-Silesian Region
See also
- 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
- ^ Administrative buildings only. Prague is not considered a part of the region.
References
- ^ 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