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Opportunities for the Development of a Borderland Rural Territory: A Case Study of the Hlučín Region

Milada Šťastná

Milada Šťastná

Department of Applied and Landscape Ecology, Mendel University in BrnoBrno, Czech Republic
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Antonín Vaishar

Antonín Vaishar

Department of Applied and Landscape Ecology, Mendel University in BrnoBrno, Czech Republic
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Dec 20, 2023
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Published Online: Dec 20, 2023
Page range: 91 - 106
Received: Jan 14, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/quageo-2023-0036
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Fig. 1.

The area under study. Source: mapy.cz, drawn by Tichá.
The area under study. Source: mapy.cz, drawn by Tichá.

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The centre of the Hlučín microregion has an urban character. Source: photo taken by Antonín Vaishar.
The centre of the Hlučín microregion has an urban character. Source: photo taken by Antonín Vaishar.

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Leisure area in the smallest village Třebom. Source: photo taken by Antonín Vaishar
Leisure area in the smallest village Třebom. Source: photo taken by Antonín Vaishar

Fig. 2.

Unemployment development between January 2016 and July 2021. Source: Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs data, own elaboration.
Unemployment development between January 2016 and July 2021. Source: Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs data, own elaboration.

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The church of St. John the Baptist in Sudice (1904-1906) is a scaled-down copy of the Cologne Cathedral. Source: photo taken by Antonín Vaishar.
The church of St. John the Baptist in Sudice (1904-1906) is a scaled-down copy of the Cologne Cathedral. Source: photo taken by Antonín Vaishar.

Migration balances in municipalities of the area under study 2017-2021_

Municipality Population* Immigrants Emigrants Balance Per mille
Hlučín area
   Bělá 660 73 63 +10 +15.2
   Bohuslavice 1,754 133 124 +9 +5.1
   Darkovice 1,358 145 133 +12 +8.8
   Dobroslavice 767 123 89 +34 +44.3
   Dolní Benešov 3,939 383 405 -22 -5.6
   Hať 2,518 203 224 -21 -8.3
   Hlučín 13,562 1,388 1,448 +60 -4.4
   Kozmice 1,890 224 208 +16 +8.5
   Ludgeřovice 4,938 666 505 +161 +32.6
   Markvartovice 2,193 360 182 +178 +8.1
   Píšť 2,078 177 203 -26 -12.5
   Šilheřovice 1,582 154 126 +28 +17.7
   Vřesina 1,652 187 147 +40 +24.2
   Závada 601 68 50 +18 +30.0
Kravaře area
   Bolatice 4,439 417 338 +79 +17.8
   Chuchelná 1,246 166 150 +16 +12.8
   Kobeřice 3,224 174 246 -72 -23.3
   Kravaře 6,601 553 565 -12 -1.8
   Rohov 615 72 45 +27 +43.9
   Strahovice 883 56 71 -15 -17.0
   Sudice 625 92 109 -17 -27.2
   Štěpánkovice 3,173 254 248 +6 +1.9
   Třebom 217 55 48 +7 +32.3
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