Property of Self-governing Regions in the Czech Republic

The territorial self-government is an important part of public administration in the Czech Republic. After 1990 there was a gradual restoration of the elected members of the self-government, first at the municipal level and subsequently at the regional level. One of the prerequisites for the functioning of the territorial self-government is the ownership of property and the ability to manage it. The paper is therefore devoted to analyzing the state of property at the higher territorial self-government units in the Czech Republic (regions), with the exception of the capital, Prague. In short, the ownership of property is justified by the territorial self-government, the legislative entrenchment of ownership and types of property. Subsequently, in several tables and graphs the assets of the self-governing regions are compared according to the balance sheets at the end of 2013. From the conducted analysis of the state of property follows that the amount of the assets and the structure in each region is different in terms of the total volume as well as in comparison with per capita in the region. The largest volumes of the assets in the regions are allocated in long-term tangible fixed assets, specifically in buildings, land and long-term tangible assets.