This work deals with changes in Croatia\u27s political and territorial development and it\u27s impact on urban system development and overall regional development in the country. The general assessment is that the current division of the country into counties, as opposed to the old commune system, has contributed considerably to more stable regional development based on the growth of mid-sized cities and towns, and this in turn should alleviate some of the irregularities in the characteristics of the urban system.U radu se govori o promjenama u političko-teritorijalnoj organizaciji Hrvatske i o njenom utjecaju na razvoj urbanog sistema i regionalni razvoj Hrvatske. Ustanovljeno je da će sadašnja podjela na županije, za razliku od starog kom...