The best place to live in the Czech Republic is Prague, the Ústí nad Labem region finished last
The best place to live in the Czech Republic is Prague. She became the winner of the Place for Life project survey for the fourth time. In second place is the Hradec Králové region and in third place is the South Bohemian region. The positives of Prague include, for example, the availability of medical care and the shortcomings of a bad environment. The last place was taken by the Ústí nad Labem region and the penultimate one was the Moravian-Silesian region.
Prague is placed in the top places in most monitored areas. According to the organizers in the field of health and social services, it has the highest number of doctors, dentists and hospital capacity per capita, the lowest average illness and the population is living to the oldest age. Other positives in the capital include the best labor market opportunities and wage levels. There is also a high level of cultural opportunities.
On the contrary, the negatives are a bad environment, security and high crime. In the case of ecology, this is due, for example, to the very high production of corporate waste or wastewater. The capital also has the highest crime rate and the lowest level of crime.
On Hradec Králové Region, which won the poll last year, the authors praised, for example, the good condition of health and social services or low crime. He is doing well in the field of leisure activities and tourism. This is mainly due to the above-average number of cultural institutions and a sufficient number of accommodation capacities. On the contrary, it does not have a very active population in elections or a lower student success rate in high school. The region should also improve federal life and there is a lack of volunteer firefighters.
He took third place South Bohemian Region. Among its positive aspects is, for example, safety, when you place first in this category. The infrastructure of engineering networks is well developed in the region. On the way to work, people do not spend much time here compared to other regions, and it is closest to the post office when comparing. For example, the region should improve childcare and the availability of dentists.
He did the worst in the poll Usti Region. He then occupied the penultimate place Moravian-Silesian Region and the third from the end was Karlovy Vary Region. The inhabitants are not satisfied either Olomouc Region on the 11th place.
The Hackathon project is the activity of the year
Comparative research The Place for Life maps the quality of life of the region’s inhabitants for the tenth year in a row; according to the authors of the project, it offers the possibility of long-term monitoring of the region’s population and its development. The agency obtained the data from a survey of 1,250 inhabitants. They researched, for example, safety, leisure activities, ecology, the state of the environment, education, health care, working conditions
This year, for the first time, the organizers announced the winners of the Activity of the Year category, which contributed to improving the lives of the inhabitants. The winner was the Hackathon project, the aim of which was to create an e-shop for the sale of motorway stamps quickly and at minimal cost.
Ranking of regions in 2020:
Location | Region |
1. | Capital City of Prague |
2. | Hradec Kralove region |
3. | South Bohemian Region |
4. | Pilsen Region |
5. | Zlín Region |
6. | Pardubice region |
7. | South-Moravian region |
8. | Liberec region |
9. | Central Bohemian Region |
10. | Highlands region |
11. | Olomouc region |
12. | Karlovy Vary Region |
13. | Moravian-Silesian Region |
14. | Usti Region |
Source: A place to live