Regions of the Czech Republic
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According to Czech Law no. 129/2000 (Law on Regions), which replaced paragraph 1/1993 of the Czech Constitution on Vyšší územně správních celcích (higher-level territorial administrative units), the Czech Republic
has consisted of thirteen regions (kraj
e) and one capital city
(hlavní město) with regional status since 1 January 2000. The older seventy-three districts
(okresy, singular okres) are still recognized and remain the seats of various branches of state administration, such as the judicial system.
Czech Republic
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has consisted of thirteen regions (kraj
Kraj
A kraj is the highest-level administrative unit in the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic. For lack of other English expressions, the Slavic term is often translated as "province", "region", or "territory", although it actually approximately means " country", or " countryside"...
e) and one capital city
Capital City
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(hlavní město) with regional status since 1 January 2000. The older seventy-three districts
Districts of the Czech Republic
In 1960, Czechoslovakia was re-divided into districts often without regard to traditional division and local relationships. In the area of the Czech Republic, there were 75 districts; a 76th Jeseník District was split in the 1990s from Šumperk District. Three consisted only of statutory cities In...
(okresy, singular okres) are still recognized and remain the seats of various branches of state administration, such as the judicial system.
| Region | Capital | Population | Area (km²) | Population density (/km²) | GDP (in million CZK Czech koruna The Czech koruna or Czech crown has been the currency of the Czech Republic since 8 February 1993 when, together with its Slovak counterpart, it replaced the Czechoslovak koruna at par.... ) |
GDP per capita | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A |  Prague |
1,170,571 | 496 | 2,360 | 637,704 | 547,096 | |
| S |  Central Bohemian Region |
Prague | 1,144,071 | 11,015 | 104 | 288,888 | 253,912 |
| C |  South Bohemian Region |
České Budějovice Ceské Budejovice České Budějovice is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the largest city in the South Bohemian Region and is the political and commercial capital of the region and centre of the Roman Catholic Diocese of České Budějovice and of the University of South Bohemia and the Academy of Sciences... |
625,712 | 10,057 | 62 | 150,970 | 251,106 |
| P |  Plzen Region |
Plzeň | 549,618 | 7,561 | 73 | 137,911 | 216,639 |
| K |  Carlsbad Region |
Karlovy Vary Karlovy Vary Karlovy Vary is a spa city situated in western Bohemia, Czech Republic, on the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá, approximately west of Prague . It is named after King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, who founded the city in 1370... |
304,588 | 3,315 | 92 | 65,789 | 216,639 |
| U |  Ústí nad Labem Region |
Ústí nad Labem Ústí nad Labem Ústí nad Labem is a city of the Czech Republic, in the Ústí nad Labem Region. The city is the 7th-most populous in the country.Ústí is situated in a mountainous district at the confluence of the Bílina and the Elbe Rivers, and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway junction... |
822,133 | 5,335 | 154 | 188,041 | 229,146 |
| L |  Liberec Region |
Liberec Liberec Liberec is a city in the Czech Republic. Located on the Lusatian Neisse and surrounded by the Jizera Mountains and Ještěd-Kozákov Ridge, it is the fifth-largest city in the Czech Republic.... |
427,563 | 3,163 | 135 | 94,451 | 229,146 |
| H |  Hradec Králové Region |
Hradec Králové Hradec Králové Hradec Králové is a city of the Czech Republic, in the Hradec Králové Region of Bohemia. The city's economy is based on food-processing technology, photochemical, and electronics manufacture. Traditional industries include musical instrument manufacturing – the best known being PETROF pianos... |
547,296 | 4,758 | 115 | 133,767 | 244,549 |
| E |  Pardubice Region |
Pardubice Pardubice Pardubice is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the river Elbe, 65 miles east of Prague. Pardubice has an antique centre square and old town, with many restaurants that stay open until late in the evening. There is an old Tower and a recently renovated Castle... |
505,285 | 4,519 | 112 | 116,639 | 230,880 |
| M |  Olomouc Region |
Olomouc Olomouc Olomouc is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. The city is located on the Morava river and is the ecclesiastical metropolis and historical capital city of Moravia. Nowadays, it is an administrative centre of the Olomouc Region and sixth largest city in the Czech Republic... |
635,126 | 5,159 | 123 | 134,376 | 211,467 |
| T |  Moravian-Silesian Region |
Ostrava Ostrava Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava was candidate for the... |
1,257,554 | 5,535 | 227 | 280,210 | 222,638 |
| B |  South Moravian Region |
Brno Brno Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District... |
1,123,201 | 7,067 | 159 | 285,855 | 254,684 |
| Z |  Zlín Region |
Zlín Zlín Zlín , from 1949 to 1989 Gottwaldov , is a city in the Zlín Region, southeastern Moravia, Czech Republic, on the Dřevnice River. The development of the modern city is closely connected to the Bata Shoes company... |
590,706 | 3,964 | 149 | 131,789 | 222,885 |
| J |  Vysocina Region |
Jihlava Jihlava Jihlava is a city in the Czech Republic. Jihlava is a centre of the Vysočina Region, situated on the Jihlava river on the ancient frontier between Moravia and Bohemia, and is the oldest mining town in the Czech Republic, ca. 50 years older than Kutná Hora.Among the principal buildings are the... |
517,153 | 6,926 | 75 | 121,318 | 234,530 |
| CZ |  Czech Republic |
Prague Prague Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million... |
10,220,577 | 78,868 | 130 | 2,767,717 | 271,161 |
See also
- Subdivisions of the Czech Republic
- Districts of the Czech RepublicDistricts of the Czech RepublicIn 1960, Czechoslovakia was re-divided into districts often without regard to traditional division and local relationships. In the area of the Czech Republic, there were 75 districts; a 76th Jeseník District was split in the 1990s from Šumperk District. Three consisted only of statutory cities In...
- ISO 3166-2:CZISO 3166-2:CZISO 3166-2:CZ is the entry for the Czech Republic in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for the Czech Republic,...
- NUTS:CZNUTS:CZIn the NUTS codes of the Czech Republic , the three levels are:-NUTS codes:In the 2003 version, the Vysočina Region was coded CZ061, and the South Moravian Region was coded CZ062....