title: Historical-geographical determinants of the west-east territorial disparities in the Central European countries
abstract: It cannot pass unnoticed that the inner territorial disparities of Central European states, unlike other European countries, show a certain west-east orientation. As the main cause of this phenomenon this contribution presents the fact that the area of Central Europe historically fulfils the function of a transition zone between the West and East, the two sub-regions in Europe. Based on the chosen economic, social and political indicators the article attempts to generalize the dominant spatial g
journal: Europa XXI