Regions of the Czech Republic

Regions

Jihočeský kraj/ the South Bohemian Region, Jihomoravský kraj/ the South Moravian Region, Karlovarský kraj/ the Region of Karlovy Vary, Královéhradecký kraj/ the Region of Hradec Králové, Liberecký kraj/ the Region of Liberec, Moravskoslezský kraj/ the Moravian-Silesian Region, Olomoucký kraj/ the Region of Olomouc, Pardubický kraj/ the Region of Pardubice, Plzeňský kraj/ the Region of Plzeň, Středočeský kraj/ the Central Bohemian Region, Ústecký kraj/ the Region of Ústí nad Labem, Vysočina/ the Vysočina Region, Zlínský kraj/ the Region of Zlín

Regional elections

Regional elections were held only in November 2000 and relevant Acts came into force as of the day of the regional elections, possibly on January 1, 2001.

The number of regions

14 regions - including the Capital City of Prague - were established by the Constitutional Act No. 347/1997 Coll. The number of regions and their seats are identical with those of regions existing in the period between 1949 and 1960.

Bodies of the Region

The region is administrated independently by the Regional Council. The Council elects from among its members the Chief Executive, who represents the region externally, and the Deputy Chief Executive (or Deputy Chief Executives) who deputises the Chief Executive during his absence and both of them are accountable to the Regional Council.

1. Show the region on the map and say its name. 

2. How many regions are there in the Czech republic? ...........

3. Who is the region administrated by? ................

4. Who is elected by the Regional Council? ..............

5. What is the role of Deputy Chief Executive? .............

6. Who are the Chief Executive and the Deputy Chief Executive accountable to?................

Vocabulary - Bodies of the Region - orgány kraje, the Regional Council - krajské zastupitelstvo, come into force - vstoupit v platnost, Chief Executive - hejtman, Deputy Chief Executive - zástupce hejtmana

According to the book: Public Administration in the Czech Republic, the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic, Prague 2004