There are 27 Statutory Cities in Czechia as of 2018, In the Czech Republic, a statutory city is a municipal corporation that has been granted city status by the Act of Parliament.
Czechia cities belong to South Moravian Region, Moravian-Silesian Region, Plzen Region, Olomouc Region, Liberec Region, South Bohemian Region, Hradec Kralove Region, Usti nad Labem Region, Pardubice Region, Zlin Region, Central Bohemian Region, Karlovy Vary Region or Vysocina Region.
The varied population of the Czech Republic cities is an interesting mix of the native Czechs, Romans, Polish, Hungarians, Moravian, Slovaks, Greeks, Magyars, Germans, Silesian and Vietnamese.
The largest city is Prague with an estimated population of 1.309 million and an area of 496km2, Prague has been the capital city of Czechia since the split of Czechoslovakia in 1993. The second-largest city in Czechia is Brno situated in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic, with an estimated population of 379,526.
The smallest city in Czechia is Třinec with an estimated population of 35,224, however, the smallest city by area is Teplice with an area of 24km2.
List of cities in Czechia
City Name | Population | Area (km²) | Region | Statutory city since |
Prague | 1.309 million | 496 | Prague | “time immemorial” |
Brno | 379,526 | 230 | South Moravian | 1990 |
Ostrava | 284,982 | 214 | Moravian-Silesian | 1990 |
Plzeň | 175,219 | 138 | Plzeň | 1990 |
Liberec | 104,261 | 106 | Liberec | 1990 |
Olomouc | 100,514 | 103 | Olomouc | 1990 |
České Budějovice | 94,229 | 56 | South Bohemian | 1990 |
Hradec Králové | 92,683 | 106 | Hradec Králové | 1990 |
Ústí nad Labem | 91,982 | 94 | Ústí nad Labem | 1990 |
Pardubice | 91,755 | 78 | Pardubice | 1990 |
Zlín | 74,478 | 119 | Zlín | 1990 |
Havířov | 70,165 | 32 | Moravian-Silesian | 1990 |
Kladno | 68,896 | 37 | Central Bohemian | 2000 |
Most | 65,341 | 87 | Ústí nad Labem | 2000 |
Opava | 55,996 | 91 | Moravian-Silesian | 1990 |
Frýdek-Místek | 55,006 | 52 | Moravian-Silesian | 2006 |
Jihlava | 51,125 | 88 | Vysočina | 2000 |
Karviná | 50,902 | 57 | Moravian-Silesian | 2003 |
Teplice | 49,705 | 24 | Ústí nad Labem | 2003 |
Chomutov | 48,349 | 29 | Ústí nad Labem | 2006 |
Karlovy Vary | 48,319 | 59 | Karlovy Vary | 1990 |
Děčín | 47,951 | 118 | Ústí nad Labem | 2006 |
Jablonec nad Nisou | 45,317 | 31 | Liberec | 2012 |
Mladá Boleslav | 44,506 | 29 | Central Bohemian | 2003 |
Prostějov | 43,381 | 39 | Olomouc | 2012 |
Přerov | 42,451 | 58 | Olomouc | 2006 |
Třinec | 35,224 | 85 | Moravian-Silesian | 2018 |