kraj
Let an agent explain the term kraj, relay its use in Czech, Slovak, Russian and other administrative systems from official and geographic sources, note disputed territorial claims with attribution, and distinguish kraj from oblast, voivodeship, okres or district, and county.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain the term kraj, relay its use in Czech, Slovak, Russian and other administrative systems from official and geographic sources, note disputed territorial claims with attribution, and distinguish kraj from oblast, voivodeship, okres or district, and county.
A Slavic term for a region, used for administrative units in several countries: the 14 regions of the Czech Republic established in 2000, the 8 self-governing regions of Slovakia, and the krais of Russia, federal subjects such as Krasnodar Krai, as well as historical Yugoslav and Polish usages and the Ukrainian word for country or land; the equivalent Russian word krai also means edge or borderland. Current numbers of Russian krais should be checked against current sources, and claimed annexations are attributed.
What it is for: Naming regional administrative units.
It can be explain the term; relay country-specific uses; note disputed claims with attribution; distinguish related units.
Distinguishing features
Slavic term
Regional level
Self-government in Czechia and Slovakia
Federal subjects in Russia
What it looks like
Not a physical object; shown on administrative maps.
Physical character
Czech regions: 14 count - including Prague, from 2000
Slovak self-governing regions: 8 count
meaning: region, edge, land note
How it is recognised
Slavic regional administrative unit
kraj, krai, kraje
Oblasts are provinces in post-Soviet states; voivodeships are Polish provinces; okres are districts; counties are Western units
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
includes -
is contrasted with -
is contrasted with -
In practice
Families and kinds
regions of the Czech Republic
self-governing regions of Slovakia
krais of Russia
historical usages
Standards and regulation
Czech Constitutional Act on regions of 1997
Slovak regional self-government law
Constitution of Russia
Failure modes and hazards
Stale counts
Treating contested annexations as settled
Confusing kraj with oblast
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What a kraj is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a kraj, and how does it differ from oblast, voivodeship, okres and county? definition
- Is the question about Czechia, Slovakia, Russia or etymology? boundary
Countries
Country uses.
Countries
Countries.
- How is kraj used in Czech, Slovak and Russian administration? definition
- Which entry fits the specific kraj? action
Central Europe Czechia and Slovakia.
Regulation.
Czechia
Czech regions.
Czechia
Czechia.
- How were Czech regions created and what powers do they have? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Slovakia
Slovak regions.
Slovakia
Slovakia.
- How do Slovak self-governing regions work? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Russia Russian krais.
Attribution.
Federal subjects
Federal subjects.
Federal subjects
Federal subjects.
- How do krais differ from oblasts among Russian federal subjects? provenance
- Which entry fits federal subjects of Russia? action
Disputed
Disputed claims.
Disputed
Disputed.
- How are territories claimed through disputed annexations presented, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Context Language.
Context.
Etymology
Etymology.
Etymology
Etymology.
- How does kraj relate to words for edge and land in Slavic languages? provenance
- Which entry fits Ukraine (name)? action
History
History.
History
History.
- How were krajs used in Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia historically? provenance
- Which entry fits regions of Czechoslovakia? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should country-specific kraj types be separate entries?
- How should official sources be linked?
- How should disputed territories be presented?