PLZEň REGION

'Plzeň Region' (Czech: ''Plzeňský kraj'') is an administrative unit (''kraj'') in the western part of Bohemia in the Czech Republic. It is named after its capital Plzeň (German: ''Pilsen'').

Contents

Administrative Division

Municipalities with Extended Competence

Districts

Cities and towns

Economy

External links

Administrative Division

Municipalities with Extended Competence

Since 2003-01-01 the region has been divided into 15 Municipalities with Extended Competence (unofficially named Little Districts ()) which took over most of the administration of the former District Authorities. Some of these are further divided into Municipalities with Commissioned Local Authority (in brackets):

★ Blovice (Spálené Poříčí)

★ Domažlice (Kdyně)

★ Horažďovice

★ Horšovský Týn (Staňkov)

★ Klatovy (Nýrsko, Plánice)

★ Kralovice (Manětín, Plasy)

★ Nepomuk

★ Nýřany (Město Touškov, Všeruby, Třemošná)

★ Pilsen (Starý Plzenec)

★ Přeštice

★ Rokycany (Radnice, Zbiroh)

★ Stod (Dobřany, Holýšov)

★ Stříbro (Bezdružice)

★ Sušice (Kašperské Hory)

★ Tachov (Bor, Planá u Mariánských Lázní)

Districts

Traditionally, the region has been divided into seven Districts () which still exist as regional units though most admistration has been shifted to the Municipalities with Extended Competence and the Municipalities with Commissioned Local Authority.

★ Domažlice

★ Klatovy

★ Plzeň

★ Plzeň-jih (''South'')

★ Plzeň-sever (''North'')

★ Rokycany

★ Tachov

Cities and towns

★ Plzeň

★ Domažlice

★ Kašperské Hory

★ Klatovy

★ Plasy

★ Rokycany

★ Sušice

★ Tachov

Economy

Plzeň Region is average in economic development when compared to the Czech Republic. With 5.4% of the country's entire population, it makes up 5.5% of GDP. [1] This would result in a total GDP of approximately $10.94 billion (PPP, 2005) and per capita GDP of approximately $19,900, slightly above the Czech average.

External links

★ Official website

★ Characteristics of the Plzeňský Region

★ Statistical Yearbook of the Plzeňský Region 2004