Regions of the Czech Republic ( cs, kraj, plural: ''kraje'') are higher-level territorial self-governing units of the
Czech Republic
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. Every region is governed by a regional council, headed by a governor (''
hejtman
( uk, гетьман, translit=het'man) is a political title from Central and Eastern Europe, historically assigned to military commanders.
Used by the Czechs in Bohemia since the 15th century. It was the title of the second-highest military ...
''). 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
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, the Czech Republic is divided into thirteen regions and one
capital city
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with regional status as of 1 January 2000.
History
The first ''
kraj
A kraj ( ''kraje'') is the highest-level administrative unit in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. For lack of other English expressions, the Slavic term is often translated as "province", "region", or "territory", although it approxim ...
e'' were created in the
Kingdom of Bohemia
The Kingdom of Bohemia ( cs, České království),; la, link=no, Regnum Bohemiae sometimes in English literature referred to as the Czech Kingdom, was a medieval and early modern monarchy in Central Europe, the predecessor of the modern Czec ...
during the reign of
Charles IV in the 14th century and they lasted till 1862/68. ''Kraje'' were reintroduced in 1949 in
Czechoslovakia
, rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי,
, common_name = Czechoslovakia
, life_span = 1918–19391945–1992
, p1 = Austria-Hungary
, image_p1 ...
and still exist today (except for the early 1990s) in its successor states despite many rearrangements.
Competences
Rights and obligations of the regions include:
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*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
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Description
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and submit complaints to the Constitutional Court
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.
List of regions
Coats of arms
Central Bohemian Region CoA CZ.svg, Central Bohemian Region
Coat of arms of South Bohemian Region.png, South Bohemian Region
Plzen Region CoA CZ.svg, Plzeň Region
Karlovy Vary Region CoA CZ.svg, Karlovy Vary Region
Usti nad Labem Region CoA CZ.svg, Ústí nad Labem Region
Liberec Region CoA CZ.svg, Liberec Region
Hradec Kralove Region CoA CZ.svg, Hradec Králové Region
Pardubice Region CoA CZ.svg, Pardubice Region
CZE Kraj Wysoczyzna COA.svg, Vysočina Region
South Moravian Region CoA CZ.svg, South Moravian Region
Olomouc Region CoA CZ.svg, Olomouc Region
Zlin Region CoA CZ.svg, Zlín Region
Moravian-Silesian Region CoA CZ.svg, Moravian-Silesian Region
See also
*Administrative divisions of Czechoslovakia
Administration may refer to:
Management of organizations
* Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal
** Administrative Assistant, traditionally known as a Secretary, or also known as an administrative officer, administ ...
*Districts of the Czech Republic
Districts of the Czech Republic are territorial units, formerly used as second-level administrative divisions of the Czech Republic. After their primary administrative function has been abolished in 2003, they still exist for the activities of sp ...
*List of Czech regions by GDP
This is a list of Czech regions by GDP and GDP per capita by The Czech Statistical Office. All exchange rates are based on the average for 2022. (USDCZK - 23.36)
List of Regions by GDP
Regions by GDP in 2022 according to data by the Czech Stat ...
*List of Czech regions by Human Development Index
This is a list of NUTS2 statistical regions of the Czech Republic by Human Development Index as of 2019.
References
Human Development Index
Czech
{{Subnational entities by Human Development Index
Czechia
The Czech Republic, or si ...
* ISO 3166-2:CZ
* NUTS:CZ
* Královec Region
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Regions of the Czech Republic
Subdivisions of the Czech Republic
Regions
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Regions, Czech Republic