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  "vercy": "1.0-draft",
  "publication": {
    "status": "research-draft",
    "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed",
    "publishableCanonical": false,
    "generatedAt": "2026-09-12T21:40:42Z",
    "providers": [
      "Claude"
    ],
    "breadth": "written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify",
    "pass": 2,
    "wave": 3,
    "engine": "claude"
  },
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    "id": "THING-Q3507889",
    "registryId": "vr.tr.administrative-territorial-entity-of-the-czech-republic",
    "name": "administrative territorial entity of the Czech Republic",
    "version": "0.2.0-wave.3",
    "entryKind": "thing",
    "family": "Thing Registry",
    "domain": [
      "PHY.PLC"
    ],
    "status": "research-draft"
  },
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    "name": "administrative territorial entity of the Czech Republic",
    "purpose": "Let an agent identify the level and type of a Czech administrative unit, explain the hierarchy and its legal basis, relay codes and counts from official sources, and separate administrative units from protected areas and other territorial designations.",
    "definition": "A unit of local or regional administration in the Czech Republic, including the 14 regions called kraje, the districts called okresy used for statistics and some state administration, the municipalities called obce as the basic self-governing units, and within large cities the self-governing city districts and city parts such as the districts of Prague; the levels are defined by Czech law and coded in official registers.",
    "what_it_is_for": "Organising local and regional administration in the Czech Republic.",
    "affordances": [
      "identify the type of a given unit",
      "explain the hierarchy and legal basis",
      "relay codes and counts",
      "separate administrative units from other designations"
    ],
    "distinguishing_features": [
      "Regions, districts and municipalities",
      "Self-governing city districts in statutory cities",
      "Municipalities with extended powers as an intermediate tier",
      "Coded in the territorial register"
    ],
    "appearance": "Not a physical object; a category shown on maps and in registers.",
    "visual_identification": [
      "Region, district, municipality or city district in Czechia",
      "Defined by Czech law and coded in registers",
      "Nature reserves are protected areas, not administrative units"
    ],
    "physical_properties": [
      {
        "quantity": "regions",
        "typical_range": "14",
        "unit": "count",
        "note": "including Prague"
      },
      {
        "quantity": "municipalities",
        "typical_range": "about 6250",
        "unit": "count",
        "note": ""
      }
    ],
    "families_and_kinds": [
      "regions, kraje",
      "districts, okresy",
      "municipalities, obce, and statutory cities",
      "municipalities with extended powers",
      "self-governing city districts and city parts, including districts of Prague",
      "cadastral areas and municipal parts as subunits"
    ],
    "related_models": [
      {
        "relation": "is a kind of",
        "target": "administrative territorial entity of a single country",
        "why": "the registry category"
      },
      {
        "relation": "is defined by",
        "target": "Czech law",
        "why": "acts on municipalities and regions"
      },
      {
        "relation": "is coded in",
        "target": "territorial identification register",
        "why": "the official register"
      },
      {
        "relation": "is related to",
        "target": "regions of the Czech Republic",
        "why": "the top level"
      }
    ],
    "identifiers": [
      {
        "scheme": "territorial register code",
        "value_or_pattern": "per unit",
        "note": "the national register"
      },
      {
        "scheme": "NUTS and LAU",
        "value_or_pattern": "CZ codes",
        "note": "statistical codes"
      }
    ],
    "standards_and_regulation": [
      "Act on Municipalities and Act on Regions",
      "Act on the Capital City of Prague",
      "Territorial register regulations"
    ],
    "failure_modes_and_hazards": [
      "Confusing districts used for statistics with self-governing tiers",
      "Mixing protected areas with administrative units",
      "Stale counts after mergers"
    ],
    "in_scope": [],
    "out_of_scope": [],
    "characteristics": []
  },
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  "structure": {
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      {
        "id": "identify",
        "name": "Identify",
        "description": "What type a unit is.",
        "rationale": "Identity.",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "type",
            "name": "Type",
            "description": "Type and level.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "type-finding",
                "name": "Type",
                "description": "Type.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "What type is a given Czech unit, and at what level does it sit?",
                    "kind": "definition"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Is the entity an administrative unit or another designation such as a protected area?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "hierarchy",
            "name": "Hierarchy",
            "description": "Hierarchy.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "hierarchy-finding",
                "name": "Hierarchy",
                "description": "Hierarchy.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "How do regions, districts, municipalities and city districts relate?",
                    "kind": "definition"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits the specific unit?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "law",
        "name": "Law",
        "description": "Legal basis.",
        "rationale": "Law.",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "basis",
            "name": "Basis",
            "description": "Legal basis.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "basis-finding",
                "name": "Basis",
                "description": "Basis.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Which laws define each level, and what powers do they carry?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits Czech local government?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "prague",
            "name": "Prague",
            "description": "Prague and statutory cities.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "prague-finding",
                "name": "Prague",
                "description": "Prague.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "How are Prague and the statutory cities divided into self-governing districts and parts?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits Prague?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "data",
        "name": "Data",
        "description": "Codes and statistics.",
        "rationale": "Data.",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "codes",
            "name": "Codes",
            "description": "Codes.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "codes-finding",
                "name": "Codes",
                "description": "Codes.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "What codes identify units in the territorial register and in NUTS and LAU?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which sources are cited?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "counts",
            "name": "Counts",
            "description": "Counts.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "counts-finding",
                "name": "Counts",
                "description": "Counts.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "How many units exist at each level, from official sources?",
                    "kind": "measurement"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Is the information current?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "context",
        "name": "Context",
        "description": "History and comparison.",
        "rationale": "Context.",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "history",
            "name": "History",
            "description": "History.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "history-finding",
                "name": "History",
                "description": "History.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "How did the system develop through the 2000 regional reform and earlier changes?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which references are standard?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "compare",
            "name": "Compare",
            "description": "Comparison.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "compare-finding",
                "name": "Compare",
                "description": "Compare.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "How does the Czech system compare with neighbouring countries?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits the other country?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "openQuestions": [
    "Should each level be a separate entry?",
    "How should the register be linked?",
    "The registry entry has merged an alias for national nature reserves, which are protected areas rather than administrative units; should it be split off?"
  ],
  "statistics": {
    "bundles": 4,
    "layers": 8,
    "findings": 8,
    "questions": 16
  }
}