Results of the analysis of landscape changes at the local scale are presented on a case study site Stíčany (159 ha) located in the Eastern Czech Republic. Eight land use types have been determined, quantified and analyzed on the basis of aerial photograph interpretation. Aerial photos from six time layers (1937, 1950, 1966, 1983, 1992, and 2002) were used. Permanent landscape structures (PLS) (grasslands, non-forest wood species, water areas and gardens) and landscape matrixes (arable land) were investigated. The percentage of PLS decreased (17.5-16.4%) between 1937 and 2002 due to rapid decline in the area of grassland (11.3-5.9%), but there was a local raise observed between 1966 and 1983 (13.7-16.5%) due to the spread of scattered vegetation that took place on sites that were not directly affected by mining, thus being opened for succession. The length of ecotones decreased from 1937 until 1992, while it enlarged after 1992, which might be a sign of positive trends after 1989. The percentage of the matrix was abnormally high compared to the whole country and it decreased from 75.2 to 70.6 percent following the countrys trend. The total number of matrix sites was steady decreasing from 1950 until 1992 (344-23). It increased from 1937 to 1950 (255-344) and from 1992 to 2002 (23-44). Changes in the landscape structure are characterized by negative tendencies until the early 1990s. Since the 1990s, positive changes have occurred in the Czech landscape reflecting political changes in 1989. The total area of arable land was continuously decreasing (119.9-110.8 ha). The total number of arable land plots decreased between 1937 and 1992 (255-23) while it increased between 1992 and 2002 (23- 44). The average plot size of a matrix increased almost ten times between 1937 and 1992 (0.47-4.85 ha), while this tendency slowed from 1992 to 2002 (4.85-2.52 ha).