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== Data and Information<br>  ==
== Data and Information<br>  ==


=== Geography and People ===
=== Basic facts ===


District Most of region Ústí nad Labem. Inhabitants of whole district&nbsp;117,000 (2007)<ref>http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okres_Most</ref>, city Most 67,000 (2009) <ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Most</ref>. Usti region covers 5,335 km2, accounting for 6.8 % of the Czech Republic’s total area. Agricultural land covers nearly 52 %, forests cover 30 % and water areas 2 %<ref>http://www.businessinfo.cz/en/article/regions/usti-region/1001062/15142/</ref>.<br>
Most region lies between the ore mountains, the Bohemian highlands and the Žatecká platform. Heights differ between 200 and 950 meter. With 8-9 degree Celsius in average the weather is quit warm and the rainfall with 500 mm quit low. The extensive industry in the past had devasting effect on the environment. Forest died, but now are recovering. Important nature reserves are Černý rybník and Jezerka. Historic monuments are rare because of the open pit mining and of the human waves of expulsion and immigration. Important is the church of Most, the castle Jezeří and Horní Jiřetín, which was once a famous pilgrimage <ref>http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okres_Most</ref>.


Usti region has 820,000 inhabitants all in all. There are 46 cities, (80.7&nbsp;% of its inhabitants) and 354 villages. Villages up 500 inhabitants represent 54&nbsp;% of all villages in region, but there is living only 5,8&nbsp;% of inhabitants<ref>http://www.kr-ustecky.cz/EN/</ref>.
Most is one of 7 districts of region Ústí nad Labem. Usti region covers 5,335 km2, accounting for 6.8 % of the Czech Republic’s total area. With approximately 831,000 inhabitants the region ranks fifth, making it the fourth densest area of the Czech Republic. Due to massive lay-offs and industrial restructuring Ústí is the region with the highest unemployment in the Czech Republic. Therefore education and incentives for job creation play an important role <ref>http://www.businessinfo.cz/en/article/regions/usti-region/1001062/15142/</ref>.
 
District Most covers 467 km2, there are only 2 towns with more than 5000 inhabitants: Most (68,000) and Litvínov (27,000). The whole district has 117,000 (2007) inhabitants. Workforce consists of about 60,000 pople, unemployment rate is 15%. The rate dropped faster in recent years than the overall Czech trend. Of job seekers 47% have elementary education and 50% have secondary education. Only 2% of them have an university degree. Most companies are active in the service sector (80%), followed by construction and industry with nearly equal shares. Only 2% are active in agriculture and forestry. The most important companies according to their turnover are active in extracting and processing raw materials <ref>http://www.businessinfo.cz/files/dokumenty/cr_regions_usti.pdf</ref>.
 
Regarding the financial situation the city of Most is taken by example. The income of 2011 is expected to be 1,1 billion CZK and expenses 1,5 billion CZK. In 2008, 2009 and 2010 the deficits were 96, 160 and 159 million CZK. In contrast the income from the mining area raised from 300,000 CZK in 2010 to 2 million CZK in 2011 <ref>http://mesta.obce.cz/mool-vol/zobraz_dok.asp?id_org=9959&id_ktg=1132</ref>.
 
A recent study analyzed the quality of life in 50 different Czech cities and placed Most on last position <ref>http://www.centrarozvoje.cz/dokument/kompletni_vysledky_projektu_CCoC_2010.pdf</ref>.


=== Political climate in the Most District  ===
=== Political climate in the Most District  ===
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