Říčany Named Czech Republic’s Best Place to Live for Ninth Year
Říčany has been named the best municipality in the Czech Republic for quality of life for the ninth consecutive year, retaining its position at the top of a nationwide ranking ahead of Prague. The Central Bohemian town, located southeast of the capital, again led the Quality of Life Index compiled by the Obce v datech project. The ranking assesses 206 Czech municipalities with extended administrative powers. At the other end of the table, Orlová in the Karviná District ranked last, while nearby Karviná finished second from bottom. The geographical divide remains clear: the 14 highest-ranked municipalities are all located within 50 kilometres of Prague or Brno, while many of those at the bottom are found in former industrial and border regions, particularly in the Moravian-Silesian and Ústí nad Labem regions. There have nevertheless been signs of improvement in parts of the Moravian-Silesian Region. Over the past eight years, Odry, Kopřivnice and Hlučín have each climbed by around 40 places in the ranking. The picture is less positive in the Ústí nad Labem Region, where only six of the region’s 16 assessed municipalities have improved their position since 2018. Roudnice nad Labem was the only municipality in the region to record a... The post Říčany Named Czech Republic’s Best Place to Live for Ninth Year appeared first on Prague Morning .