Assessment of Territorial Cohesion in Terms of Technical Infrastructure of Rural Areas in Comparison with Cities

The paper is focused on assessing the stability of the agricultural sector, depending on the social cohesion and structural socio-economic changes of rural society. Since 2001, rural areas have been showing a higher population growth than cities in the Czech Republic. This change is reflected not only in the agricultural sector, but also in the structural characteristics of the present countryside. The number of small municipalities with up to 200 inhabitants has been decreasing for a long period. However, this is not only caused by their decline, but also by an increase in their population figures to more than 200 inhabitants. Traditionally shown indicators, such as specific features of rural families, cohesion of rural communities, lower educational level, fewer job opportunities, lower purchasing power or rural interconnection with the agricultural sector, could recently be evaluated within the context of current megatrends. The article is based on the analysis of secondary data focused on the socio-economic characteristics of the countryside