Regional capitals

The cities that host the regional authorities: history, squares, buildings and institutions.

12 entries · updated 2 October 2026

Petrov hill with the Cathedral of St Peter and Paul · Photo: Michal Klajban, 2010 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Brno Place
Brno is a statutory city, the second-largest city in the Czech Republic and the centre of Moravia. It is the regional capital of the South Moravian…
České Budějovice Place
České Budějovice is a statutory city in South Bohemia and the seat of the South Bohemian Region. The city lies in the České Budějovice Basin at the…
Hradec Králové Place
Hradec Králové is a statutory city in East Bohemia and the capital of the Hradec Králové Region. It lies at the confluence of the Elbe (Labe) and the…
Jihlava Place
Jihlava is a statutory city in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands and the seat of the Vysočina Region. It lies on both sides of the former border between…
Karlovy Vary Place
Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad) is a statutory city in West Bohemia and the seat of the Karlovy Vary Region. The spa town lies in the valley of the Vřídlo hot…
Liberec Place
Liberec (Reichenberg) is a statutory city in North Bohemia and the administrative, educational, cultural and economic centre of the Liberec Region. It…
Olomouc Place
Olomouc is a statutory city on the Morava River and the regional capital of the Olomouc Region. The Olomouc District lies in the geographical centre…
Ostrava Place
Ostrava is a statutory city in the north-east of the Czech Republic. Since 2000 it has been the seat of the region originally called the Ostrava…
Pardubice Place
Pardubice is a statutory city in East Bohemia and the seat of the Pardubice Region. It lies at the confluence of the Elbe (Labe) and the Chrudimka,…
Plzeň Place
Plzeň (Pilsen) is a statutory city in West Bohemia and the capital of the Plzeň Region. It lies at the confluence of the Radbuza, Úhlava, Úslava and…
Ústí nad Labem Place
Ústí nad Labem is a statutory city in North Bohemia and the seat of the Ústí nad Labem Region. It lies in the Elbe (Labe) valley within the České…
Zlín Place
Zlín is a statutory city and the centre of the Zlín Region. According to the Czech Statistical Office, it had 74,684 inhabitants on 1 January 2025. In…

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