Cite this article Beták, P. (2026) ‘Functional micro-region and its cultural potential: Skalica, Slovakia’, Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, 31(1), pp. 21-30. https://www.doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2026-0004 SUMMARY The paper examines cultural potential as a key endogenous development resource within micro-regional cooperation, focusing on the Horné Záhorie micro-region in the Skalica District, Western Slovakia. […]