Some consequences of different regional development along the western borders of Hungary

Abstract

The paper deals with different trends in the development in areas divided by the Austro-Hungarian border which are also reflected in the functional spatial structure of society. The new organisation of regional development and cooperation in Europe can only be useful if these differences in history and the physical and socioeconomic conditions in borderline zones are well known. It seems to be the purpose to discuss some of the theoretical and methodological findings of the geographical research along the Austro-Hungarian border.