Administrative divisions of Czechoslovakia Totally Explained

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This article deals with historic administrative divisions of Czechoslovakia up to 1992, when the country was split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia and the divisions were changed. For the current divisions of those two countries, see their main articles and the articles Regions of Slovakia and Regions of the Czech Republic.

Latest division (1960-1992)

The country consisted of 10 Regions ('kraje'), Prague, and (since 1970) Bratislava; further divided in 109–114 districts ('okresy').
The kraje were abolished temporarily in Slovakia in 1969–1970 and since late 1990 in whole Czechoslovakia. In addition, the two republics Czech Socialist Republic and Slovak Socialist Republic were established in 1969 (without the word Socialist since 1990).
Since many regions changed significantly after the split in 1993, here's list of their original names and current regions they approximately correspond to:

Czech (Socialist) Republic

(the names are in Czech)

Praha
Středočeský kraj: today Central Bohemian Region
Jihočeský kraj: today South Bohemian Region
Západočeský kraj: today Plzeň Region and Carlsbad Region
Severočeský kraj: today Ústí nad Labem Region, and most of Liberec Region
Východočeský kraj: today Hradec Králové Region, Pardubice Region, and small parts of Liberec Region and Vysočina Region
Jihomoravský kraj: today South Moravian Region, and most of Vysočina Region and Zlín Region
Severomoravský kraj: today Moravian-Silesian Region, Olomouc Region, and part of Zlín Region

Slovak (Socialist) Republic

(the names are in Slovak)

Bratislava: today a part of the Bratislava Region

Západoslovenský kraj: Trnava Region, Nitra Region, most of Bratislava Region, and a small part of Trenčín Region

Stredoslovenský kraj: today Žilina Region, Banská Bystrica Region, and a large part of Trenčín Region

Východoslovenský kraj: today Prešov Region and Košice Region

History

1918–1923: different systems on former Austrian territory (Bohemia, Moravia, small part of Silesia) and on former Hungarian territory (Slovakia and Subcarpathian Ruthenia): 3 lands ('země') (also called district units ('obvody')) Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia + 21 counties ('župy') in today's Slovakia + 2? counties in Subcarpathian Ruthenia (today's Zakarpattia Oblast in Ukraine); both lands and counties were divided in districts

1923–1927: like above, except that the above counties were replaced by 6 (grand) counties ('(veľ)župy') in Slovakia and 1 (grand) county in Subcarpathian Ruthenia, and the number and frontiers of districts were changed on these 2 territories

1928–1938: 4 lands (in Czech: 'země' / in Slovak: 'krajiny'): Bohemia, Moravia-Silesia, Slovakia and Subcarpathian Ruthenia; divided in districts

late 1938–March 1939: like above, but Slovakia and Subcarpathian Ruthenia were promoted to "autonomous lands"

1945–1948: like 1928–1938, except that Subcarpathian Ruthenia became part of the Soviet Union in 1945

1949–1960: 19 regions divided in 270 districts

1960–1992: see aboveFurther Information

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