Different types of regions in central and eastern Europe based on spatial structure analysis
Different types of regions in central and eastern Europe based on spatial structure analysis

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the paper is to explore and analyze the regional specialities of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) based on the classification of regions. In first part the theoretical and methodological foundation is summarized. One important foundation is the spatial structure, which includes the differences of the concentration of population and economy, and the inequalities of economic development. The groups of regions may be prepared to analyze statistics indicators (in this case the population density and GDP per capita). In second part, based on our own calculations using the data of Eurostat, we classify the regions of CEE. The different categories of regions are analyzed, and the following conclusions can be drawn from the present study: in CEE there are not large homogenous macroregions, which strengthening the model of the „Bunch of Grapes“, not the „Boomerang“, and the countries of CEE are quite different from each other in point of types of regions.

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