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: Received: 2 January 2024 / Approved: 5 January 2024 / Online: 8 January 2024 (11:16:30 CET)
How to cite:
Vaishar, A.; Šťastná, M.; Nosková, H. Vejprty: The Story of a Declining Border Micro-Region in Bohemia. Preprints2024, 2024010606. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0606.v1
Vaishar, A.; Šťastná, M.; Nosková, H. Vejprty: The Story of a Declining Border Micro-Region in Bohemia. Preprints 2024, 2024010606. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0606.v1
Vaishar, A.; Šťastná, M.; Nosková, H. Vejprty: The Story of a Declining Border Micro-Region in Bohemia. Preprints2024, 2024010606. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0606.v1
APA Style
Vaishar, A., Šťastná, M., & Nosková, H. (2024). Vejprty: The Story of a Declining Border Micro-Region in Bohemia. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0606.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Vaishar, A., Milada Šťastná and Helena Nosková. 2024 "Vejprty: The Story of a Declining Border Micro-Region in Bohemia" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0606.v1
Abstract
This paper maps the causes of the demographic, economic and social decline of a selected border micro-region during the last century. The decline occurred due to the location being remote, lacking natural resources and having an unsuitable industrial structure. Historical events associated with the post-war deportation of the German population and efforts to create a classless society also played a role in the decline. The results are an 87% population decrease, the demise of most companies, a very low level of human capital and unemployment reaching up to 5%. In order to comprehend the current state of the border micro-region and predict future development, it is necessary to understand the development that has occurred since approximately the middle of the nineteenth century. The European countryside is certainly not homogeneous, and different regions have shown unique mixes of positional, natural, economic and political factors. Some hope has been raised in relation to the transition to a post-productive economy, a transition that turns the remoteness of the region into an advantage. This is confirmed by the positive migration balances of the smallest municipalities in the last decade.
Keywords
declining rural region; sparsely populated area; contemporary history; expulsion of Germans; human capital; Vejprty; Bohemia
Subject
Social Sciences, Geography, Planning and Development
Copyright:
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