HISTORICKÁ GEOGRAFIE 38/1 (2012) http://www.hiu.cas.cz/cs/mapova-sbirka/historicka-geografie.ep/ 165 Zdeněk Kučera – Silvie Kučerová * HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF PERSISTENCE, DESTRUCTION AND CREATION: THE CASE OF RURAL LANDSCAPE TRANSFORMATIONS IN CZECHIA’S RESETTLED BORDERLAND Keywords Abstract Czech borderland transfer of the Czech Germans landscape changes historical geography Czechia This paper is focused on the discussion of the transformations of the rural landscape in the Czech borderland in the second half of the 20 th century. The borderland is presented as a certain entity in this paper. The main processes influencing the functioning of the landscape during the mentioned time period are characterized. Landscape changes on the local level are detailed using the model area of the Žlutice micro-region as an example. * RNDr. Zdeněk Kučera, Ph.D., Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Depart- ment of Social Geography and Regional Development, Albertov 6, Praha 2, CZ – 128 43. E-mail: zdenek.kucera@natur.cuni.cz . – RNDr. Silvie Kučerová, Ph.D., Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Department of Social Geography and Regional Development, Albertov 6, Praha 2, CZ – 128 43. E-mail: ku@natur.cuni.cz . – The paper is based on the results of research projects supported by the Czech Ministry of Education, Joint Research Scheme MSM 0021620831, by the Grant Agency of Charles University in Prague, grant project No. 165110, and by the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic, grant project No. P410/12/G113. The authors thank these sources for the support given.