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The starting point for the deliberations in this article is a definition of a region from the point of view of geographic, cultural, social, political and economic aspects, followed by a description of the concept of regional development. The article raises questions about the overall approach to the process of changes taking place in a given territory. It also explains the issue of regional policy reorientation. The aim of the article is to analyse the concept of regional development and the main challenges that lay before it.