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Local Identity or Economic Benefits? The Municipal Splits in the Czech Republic

Miscellanea Geographica
Volume 25 (2021): Issue 1 (January 2021)
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|Jan 2021

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Timing of municipal divorces in the Czech Republic (1995–2020)Source: Czech Statistical Office.
Timing of municipal divorces in the Czech Republic (1995–2020)Source: Czech Statistical Office.

Figure 2

Reasons for split – based on interviews and survey responses (municipalities)Note: Response rate 30 (38). Grey fill colour indicates economic reasons. Dot fill indicates only cultural factors as dominant. Four municipalities indicated that both economic and cultural factors were equally important.Source: Own collection of survey data.
Reasons for split – based on interviews and survey responses (municipalities)Note: Response rate 30 (38). Grey fill colour indicates economic reasons. Dot fill indicates only cultural factors as dominant. Four municipalities indicated that both economic and cultural factors were equally important.Source: Own collection of survey data.

Split municipalities 1995–2020

RegionNew municipalityPopulation (new)Municipality (old)Population (old)YearPopulation ratio in %Geographical contextReason
ZlínskýKrhová1 998Valašské Meziříčí22 92620138.0integral part of the citySchool closure
ZlínskýPoličná1 699Valašské Meziříčí22 92620136.9integral part of the citySchool closure
MoravskoslezskýLibhošť1 510Nový Jičín23 89620115.9detachedOwn budget and responsibility, cultural identity
OlomouckýPetrov nad Desnou1 173Sobotín1 243201048.6detachedOwn budget and responsibility
ZlínskýŽelechovice nad Dřevnicí1 926Zlín75 71420092.5integral part of the citySense of being used (exploited) or colonized
JihomoravskýLadná1 196Břeclav25 65220064.5detachedSchool closure
OlomouckýDržovice1 251Prostějov47 05820062.6integral part of the citySense of being used (exploited) or colonized
OlomouckýPavlovice u Kojetína314Mořice483200139.4detachedSense of being used (exploited) or colonized
OlomouckýKobylá nad Vidnavkou502Žulová1 375200126.7detachedCultural identity
MoravskoslezskýPísečná805Jablunkov5 919200112.0integral part of the cityOwn budget and responsibility
ZlínskýLukoveček364Fryšták3 48020019.5detachedCultural identity
ZlínskýBohuslavice nad Vláří405Slavičín7 19420015.3detachedOwn budget and responsibility
PlzeňskýSytno301Stříbro7 88320013.7detached(UNKNOWN)
ZlínskýŠelešovice317Kroměříž29 39420011.1detached(UNKNOWN)
ZlínskýOstrata353Zlín81 48920010.4detached(UNKNOWN)
StředočeskýSkorkov365Sojovice416200046.7detachedRicher and larger municipality split
KarlovarskýPila428Kolová549200043.8detachedOwn budget and responsibility, cultural identity
OlomouckýJezernice678Lipník nad Bečvou8 61620007.3detachedOwn budget and responsibility, cultural identity
ZlínskýRokytnice572Slavičín7 65520007.0detachedSense of being used (exploited) or colonized
JihomoravskýMouřínov463Bučovice6 34620006.8detached(UNKNOWN)
MoravskoslezskýRopice1 346Třinec39 14720003.3integral part of the citySense of being used (exploited) or colonized
JihomoravskýSpešov584Blansko21 26420002.7integral part of the citySchool closure
PardubickýRabštejnská Lhota579Sobětuchy539199951.8detached(UNKNOWN)
MoravskoslezskýBravantice785Bílovec7 54619999.4detached(UNKNOWN)
ZlínskýPetrůvka364Slavičín8 22419994.2detachedOwn budget and responsibility, cultural identity
ZlínskýLhota u Vsetína712Vsetín29 91519992.3detached(UNKNOWN)
MoravskoslezskýNové Sedlice449Štítina1 179199827.6detachedCultural identity
ÚsteckýVelké Chvojno655Libouchec1 734199827.4detachedSchool closure
MoravskoslezskýKujavy561Fulnek6 05519988.5detachedSchool closure
VysočinaNová Ves u Světlé430Světlá nad Sázavou7 22219985.6detached(UNKNOWN)
JihomoravskýKurdějov331Hustopeče5 87219985.3detachedOwn budget and responsibility
MoravskoslezskýChotěbuz988Český Těšín27 11619983.5integral part of the cityOwn budget and responsibility
PardubickýSemanín521Česká Třebová17 16719982.9detachedSense of being used (exploited) or colonized
JihomoravskýSuchohrdly (u Znojma)1 007Znojmo36 21719982.7integral part of the citySense of being used (exploited) or colonized
ÚsteckýTěchlovice434Děčín53 42719970.8detachedSchool closure
PardubickýOtradov312Krouna1 384199618.4detachedSense of being used (exploited) or colonized
OlomouckýMrsklesy499Velká Bystřice2 877199614.8detachedSense of being used (exploited) or colonized
MoravskoslezskýBítov416Bílovec8 31219964.8detachedBypassing the planned gas pipelines
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2020-0042 | Journal eISSN: 2084-6118 | Journal ISSN: 0867-6046
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Language: English
Page range: 18 - 27
Submitted on: Apr 23, 2020
Accepted on: Nov 3, 2020
Published on: Jan 20, 2021
Published by: University of Warsaw
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 times per year
Keywords:
Municipal splits,
economy of scale,
the Czech Republic,
municipal fragmentation,
territorial reform,
local competition
Related subjects:
Geosciences,
Geography,
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