Regional differentiations of rural villages in the Czech Republic

• Published in: Agricultural economics (Praha) Vol. 52; no. 6; pp. 273 - 280
• Main Authors: Bednarikova, Z.(Vyzkumny Ustav Zemedelske Ekonomiky, Prague (Czech Republic)), Travnicek, J.(Vyzkumny Ustav Zemedelske Ekonomiky, Prague (Czech Republic)) E-mail:travnicek@vuze.cz, Vavra, V.(Vyzkumny Ustav Zemedelske Ekonomiky, Prague (Czech Republic))
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Prague Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) 01.06.2006; Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
• Subjects: Agricultural economics; ANALISIS DE DATOS; ANALYSE DE DONNEES; Civic centres; CLASIFICACION; CLASSIFICATION; COMMUNAUTE RURALE; COMUNIDADES RURALES; CZECH REPUBLIC; DATA ANALYSIS; DENSIDAD DE LA POBLACION; DENSITE DE POPULATION; DESARROLLO REGIONAL; DEVELOPPEMENT REGIONAL; differentiation criteria; METHODE STATISTIQUE; METODOS ESTADISTICOS; POBLACION RURAL; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION RURALE; PUEBLOS; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; regional differentiations; Regional planning; REPUBLICA CHECA; REPUBLIQUE TCHEQUE; rural area; RURAL AREAS; RURAL COMMUNITIES; Rural development; RURAL POPULATION; rural villages; set of villages; STATISTICAL METHODS; unemployment; VILLAGE; VILLAGES; ZONAS RURALES; ZONE RURALE; Czech Republic
• ISSN: 0139-570X; 1805-9295
• DOI: 10.17221/5024-AGRICECON

The aim of our study was to define problem characteristics of Czech rural areas and to compare significant regional differences. The structure and interconnectedness of these differences and their importance for future regional development were assessed. There are 5,612 villages in the Czech Republic. The rural population represented 26.3% of the total population in 2004. The impact of negative factors (rapid decrease of job opportunities, level of public transportation and others) affects mainly villages with less than 2,000 inhabitants. Despite some differences between the rural areas, the initial hypothesis about significant differentiations related to village location, size, distance from civic centers and others was not proved. General differentiation criteria could not be established.