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The article deals with the development of settlement in the Czech territory in the 2nd half of the 20th century. The emphasis is given on analyzing major social-political events in the context of the system of settlement by capturing changes in the number of municipalities and their functioning. There is mentioned a close relation between public administrativ system and the settlement structure as well. The entire text is intertwined both by historical and statistical, as well as socio-economical regional approach.