“…In this respect, some symmetry in the Polish-Czech border region can be observed in relation to encountered problems, such as joint mountainous regions, similar economic structures, processes of integration with the EU and tourism development (Pokluda, 2005;Vaishar et al, 2013). In the case of the Polish-German border region, historical, political and economic determinants result in dissimilarities to a much greater extent (Dołzbłasz, 2012).…”