Figure 1
Timing of municipal divorces in the Czech Republic (1995–2020)
Source: Czech Statistical Office.
Table 1
Split municipalities 1995–2020
| Region | New municipality | Population (new) | Municipality (old) | Population (old) | Year | Population ratio in % | Geographical context | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zlínský | Krhová | 1 998 | Valašské Meziříčí | 22 926 | 2013 | 8.0 | integral part of the city | School closure |
| Zlínský | Poličná | 1 699 | Valašské Meziříčí | 22 926 | 2013 | 6.9 | integral part of the city | School closure |
| Moravskoslezský | Libhošť | 1 510 | Nový Jičín | 23 896 | 2011 | 5.9 | detached | Own budget and responsibility, cultural identity |
| Olomoucký | Petrov nad Desnou | 1 173 | Sobotín | 1 243 | 2010 | 48.6 | detached | Own budget and responsibility |
| Zlínský | Želechovice nad Dřevnicí | 1 926 | Zlín | 75 714 | 2009 | 2.5 | integral part of the city | Sense of being used (exploited) or colonized |
| Jihomoravský | Ladná | 1 196 | Břeclav | 25 652 | 2006 | 4.5 | detached | School closure |
| Olomoucký | Držovice | 1 251 | Prostějov | 47 058 | 2006 | 2.6 | integral part of the city | Sense of being used (exploited) or colonized |
| Olomoucký | Pavlovice u Kojetína | 314 | Mořice | 483 | 2001 | 39.4 | detached | Sense of being used (exploited) or colonized |
| Olomoucký | Kobylá nad Vidnavkou | 502 | Žulová | 1 375 | 2001 | 26.7 | detached | Cultural identity |
| Moravskoslezský | Písečná | 805 | Jablunkov | 5 919 | 2001 | 12.0 | integral part of the city | Own budget and responsibility |
| Zlínský | Lukoveček | 364 | Fryšták | 3 480 | 2001 | 9.5 | detached | Cultural identity |
| Zlínský | Bohuslavice nad Vláří | 405 | Slavičín | 7 194 | 2001 | 5.3 | detached | Own budget and responsibility |
| Plzeňský | Sytno | 301 | Stříbro | 7 883 | 2001 | 3.7 | detached | (UNKNOWN) |
| Zlínský | Šelešovice | 317 | Kroměříž | 29 394 | 2001 | 1.1 | detached | (UNKNOWN) |
| Zlínský | Ostrata | 353 | Zlín | 81 489 | 2001 | 0.4 | detached | (UNKNOWN) |
| Středočeský | Skorkov | 365 | Sojovice | 416 | 2000 | 46.7 | detached | Richer and larger municipality split |
| Karlovarský | Pila | 428 | Kolová | 549 | 2000 | 43.8 | detached | Own budget and responsibility, cultural identity |
| Olomoucký | Jezernice | 678 | Lipník nad Bečvou | 8 616 | 2000 | 7.3 | detached | Own budget and responsibility, cultural identity |
| Zlínský | Rokytnice | 572 | Slavičín | 7 655 | 2000 | 7.0 | detached | Sense of being used (exploited) or colonized |
| Jihomoravský | Mouřínov | 463 | Bučovice | 6 346 | 2000 | 6.8 | detached | (UNKNOWN) |
| Moravskoslezský | Ropice | 1 346 | Třinec | 39 147 | 2000 | 3.3 | integral part of the city | Sense of being used (exploited) or colonized |
| Jihomoravský | Spešov | 584 | Blansko | 21 264 | 2000 | 2.7 | integral part of the city | School closure |
| Pardubický | Rabštejnská Lhota | 579 | Sobětuchy | 539 | 1999 | 51.8 | detached | (UNKNOWN) |
| Moravskoslezský | Bravantice | 785 | Bílovec | 7 546 | 1999 | 9.4 | detached | (UNKNOWN) |
| Zlínský | Petrůvka | 364 | Slavičín | 8 224 | 1999 | 4.2 | detached | Own budget and responsibility, cultural identity |
| Zlínský | Lhota u Vsetína | 712 | Vsetín | 29 915 | 1999 | 2.3 | detached | (UNKNOWN) |
| Moravskoslezský | Nové Sedlice | 449 | Štítina | 1 179 | 1998 | 27.6 | detached | Cultural identity |
| Ústecký | Velké Chvojno | 655 | Libouchec | 1 734 | 1998 | 27.4 | detached | School closure |
| Moravskoslezský | Kujavy | 561 | Fulnek | 6 055 | 1998 | 8.5 | detached | School closure |
| Vysočina | Nová Ves u Světlé | 430 | Světlá nad Sázavou | 7 222 | 1998 | 5.6 | detached | (UNKNOWN) |
| Jihomoravský | Kurdějov | 331 | Hustopeče | 5 872 | 1998 | 5.3 | detached | Own budget and responsibility |
| Moravskoslezský | Chotěbuz | 988 | Český Těšín | 27 116 | 1998 | 3.5 | integral part of the city | Own budget and responsibility |
| Pardubický | Semanín | 521 | Česká Třebová | 17 167 | 1998 | 2.9 | detached | Sense of being used (exploited) or colonized |
| Jihomoravský | Suchohrdly (u Znojma) | 1 007 | Znojmo | 36 217 | 1998 | 2.7 | integral part of the city | Sense of being used (exploited) or colonized |
| Ústecký | Těchlovice | 434 | Děčín | 53 427 | 1997 | 0.8 | detached | School closure |
| Pardubický | Otradov | 312 | Krouna | 1 384 | 1996 | 18.4 | detached | Sense of being used (exploited) or colonized |
| Olomoucký | Mrsklesy | 499 | Velká Bystřice | 2 877 | 1996 | 14.8 | detached | Sense of being used (exploited) or colonized |
| Moravskoslezský | Bítov | 416 | Bílovec | 8 312 | 1996 | 4.8 | detached | Bypassing the planned gas pipelines |
[i] Source: The Czech Statistical Office (https://www.czso.cz/csu/rso/prehled_zmen_rso) and own survey. All the data and further information can be requested by email from the author.
[ii] Note: The population ratio is calculated as ‘population (new)’ divided by the sum of ‘population (new)’ and ‘population (old)’, converted to a percentage.
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.