Land parcel and parcel number

Under Section 2 of the Czech Cadastral Act, a parcela is a plot of land that is geometrically and positionally defined, drawn in the cadastral map and labelled with a parcel number. The law treats a plot as a part of the earth's surface separated from neighbouring parts by, for example, an ownership boundary, a cadastral area boundary or a boundary between land types. The parcel number is either a simple base number (e.g. 120) or a fraction made of the base number and a subdivision number, e.g. 120/3 (Section 10 of Decree No. 357/2013 Coll.).

How to read a parcel number

• The base number has at most five digits, the subdivision number at most three.
• When a plot is split, the new parcels usually keep the original base number with a new subdivision number, such as 333/1 and 333/2 (Section 36 of the Decree).
• The number of a cancelled parcel is not reused for another new parcel, except when a whole area is renumbered during a renewal of the cadastral records.
• Where a cadastral area keeps two numbering series, building parcels (marked “st.”) and land parcels are numbered separately.

Parcel numbers are unique only within a cadastral area, so they are always quoted together with the area name.

What to watch out for

A property in a listing often consists of several parcels: under the house, the garden, the driveway. Check the area, land type and owner of each parcel separately. One property may also be split across several title sheets (LV), for example when the driveway is co-owned with neighbours. Only parcels the seller actually owns or is authorised to sell can be sold.

Frequently asked questions

What are parcels in simplified records?

Some land, mostly agricultural and forest plots, is kept in simplified records with fewer details and with parcel numbers from earlier registers, such as the former land cadastre (PK) or the real estate register (EN). According to the Ministry of Agriculture, these parcels are not drawn in the cadastral map; their position is shown in the maps of the earlier registers.

Is a parcel the same as a building plot?

No. A parcel is a unit of the land register. Whether you may build on a plot is decided not by the parcel number or land type but by the zoning plan and building regulations.