Sociogeografická regionalizace Česka 2021: změna v regionálním vývoji nebo přechodná stabilizace?

MARADA, M., ZÉVL, J.-J., ŠIMBERA, J. (2025): Sociogeografická regionalizace Česka 2021: změna v regionálním vývoji nebo přechodná stabilizace? Geografie, 130, 2, 163–191. https://doi.org/10.37040/geografie.2025.005 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 delineate 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.