Moravian–Slovak Borderland: Possibilities for Rural Development

Antonín Vaishar,Hilda Kramáreková,Milada Šťastná

doi:10.3390/su14063381

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Abstract

This article analyzes the question of how the change of geopolitical position in the rural region of Eastern Moravia, which was shifted from the center of the state on its border, is reflected. The paper shows how the originally marginal region transformed from an area with shepherd agriculture to an industrial area with a skilled workforce during the existence of Czechoslovakia and questions how to cope with the consequences of the reverse change into a marginal geopolitical position on the eastern border of Czechia. The paper considers the balance of migration, supplemented by the construction of new dwellings, to be a relatively complex indicator. It states that the region of Eastern Moravia is problematic in terms of further development, except for the northern part, which is affected by the suburbanization of Ostrava. As a result, it proposes to supplement the current orientation toward the manufacturing industry by creating conditions for the development of cultural tourism.

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Over the last 30 years, several European states have collapsed: the USSR, Yugoslavia, and Czechoslovakia
We believe that the question of the impact of the restoration of the state border here plays a role, even though the border is freely passable for people and goods and the language barrier is negligible
Between 2016 and 2020, 19,792 people immigrated to the region, while 21,217 inhabitants emigrated (Table 2)

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Over the last 30 years, several European states have collapsed: the USSR, Yugoslavia, and Czechoslovakia. It seems to be a good time to find out how regional development is formed on the newly created border, which has suddenly become a harder or softer barrier, with the territory close to it becoming a periphery. Our attention is focused on the Czech–Slovak border, where the development was relatively calm and which after a certain time became the internal border between EU states. We believe that the question of the impact of the restoration of the state border here plays a role, even though the border is freely passable for people and goods and the language barrier is negligible. Relations with Slovakia have formally reached the level of relations with other EU states

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