Geografie 2025, 130, 163-191
Sociogeographic regionalisation of Czechia 2021: Changes in regional development or temporary stabilisation?
, Jakub-Jiří Zévl1, Jan Šimbera2
1Charles University, Faculty of Science, Department of Social Geography and Regional Development, Prague, Czechia
2Charles University, Faculty of Science, Department of Applied Geoinformatics and Cartography, Prague, Czechia
Received February 2025
Accepted May 2025
Sociogeographic regionalisation is a significant topic thanks to new data, novel technologies, and the constant demands of planning practice. The paper presents the main results of the sociogeographic regionalisation of Czechia according to the methodology of M. Hampl based on the latest data from the 2021 census. We pursue two objectives: first, to de- lineate current sociogeographic regions and to compare them with previous classifications and, second, to evaluate key changes in their hierarchy or differentiation, that is, the development of geographical organisation. The findings indicate that the long-term decline in the number of microregional centres has levelled off, suggesting a possible new stabilisation of the settlement system. At the same time, the importance of mesoregional centres in the regional organisation has strengthened, as evidenced by the emergence of a new interregional centre – the city of Jihlava.
Keywords
sociogeographic regionalisation, regional and settlement hierarchy, regional centres, Czechia.
