The Czech lands or the Bohemian lands ( Czech : České země , pronounced [ˈtʃɛskɛː ˈzɛmɲɛ] ) is a historical-geographical term which, in a historical and cultural context, denotes the three historical regions of Bohemia , Moravia , and Czech Silesia out of which Czechoslovakia , and later the Czech Republic , were formed. Together the three have formed the Czech part of Czechoslovakia since 1918, and the Czech Republic since 1 January 1993.
18-724: [REDACTED] Look up Czech in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Czech may refer to: Anything from or related to the Czech Republic , a country in Europe Czech language Czechs , the people of the area Czech culture Czech cuisine One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Czech (surname) Czech, Łódź Voivodeship , Poland Czechville, Wisconsin , unincorporated community, United States See also [ edit ] Čech ,
36-715: A chieftain named Čech . The first Western Slavs came in the second half of the 6th century. In the course of the decline of the Great Moravian realm during the Hungarian invasions of Europe in the 9th and 10th centuries, the Czech Přemyslid dynasty established the Duchy of Bohemia . Backed by the East Frankish kings, they prevailed against the reluctant Bohemian nobility and extended their rule eastwards over
54-570: A historical context, Czech texts use the term to refer to any territory ruled by the Kings of Bohemia , i.e., the lands of the Bohemian Crown ( země Koruny české ) as established by Emperor Charles IV in the 14th century. This includes territories like the Lusatias (which in 1635 fell to Saxony ) and the whole of Silesia , which at the time were all ruled from Prague Castle . Since
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108-529: The Kingdom of Hungary ). The Bohemian lands had been settled by Celts ( Boii ) from 5th century BC until the 2nd century AD, and then by various Germanic tribes ( Marcomanni , Quadi , Lombards and others) until they moved on to the west during the Migration Period (1st–5th century). At the beginning of the 5th century the population decreased dramatically and, according to mythology , was led by
126-681: The 1920 constitution . Annexed by Nazi Germany . ČSR; included the autonomous regions of Slovakia and Subcarpathian Ruthenia. Annexed by Hungary (1939–1945). ČSR; declared a "people's democracy" (without a formal name change) under the Ninth-of-May Constitution following the 1948 coup . ČSSR; from 1969, after the Prague Spring , consisted of the Czech Socialist Republic (ČSR) and Slovak Socialist Republic (SSR). Oblast of
144-823: The Bohemian Crown ( Crown of Saint Wenceslas ) passed to the House of Habsburg in 1526, the Bohemian crown lands together with the Kingdom of Hungary and the Austrian "hereditary lands" became part of the larger Habsburg monarchy . In 1742 the Habsburg queen Maria Theresa lost the bulk of Silesia to Prussia in the First Silesian War , part of the War of the Austrian Succession . The coat of arms of
162-746: The Czech Republic incorporates those of the three integral Czech lands: Bohemia proper, Moravia, and Czech Silesia. The arms of Bohemia originated with the Kingdom of Bohemia, like those of Moravia with the Moravian margraviate. The arms of Czech Silesia originated as those of all of the historical region of Silesia, much of which is now in Poland . [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] ČSR; boundaries and government established by
180-713: The Silesian and Lusatian estates into the Bohemian Crown and upon his coronation as Holy Roman Emperor confirmed their indivisibility from and affiliation with the Holy Roman Empire . In 1367 Emperor Charles IV also purchased the former March of Lusatia ( Lower Lusatia ) in the northwest. However, during the Thirty Years' War both Lusatias passed to the Electorate of Saxony by the Peace of Prague . After
198-583: The adjacent Moravian lands. In 1198 Duke Ottokar I of Bohemia received the royal title by the German anti-king Philip of Swabia . Attached to his Kingdom of Bohemia was the Margraviate of Moravia established in 1182 and Kłodzko Land , the later County of Kladsko . From the second part of the 13th century onwards, German colonists (" German Bohemians "), who had already been living in Prague since
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#1732757677193216-701: The conquest of Silesia by the Prussian king Frederick the Great in 1742, the remaining lands of the Bohemian Crown—Bohemia, Moravia and Austrian Silesia —have been more or less co-extensive with the territory of the modern-day Czech Republic. The term Czech lands has been used to describe different things by different people. While the Czech name of Bohemia proper is Čechy , the adjective český refers to both "Bohemian" and "Czech". The non-auxiliary term (i.e.
234-654: The early 12th century, settled in the mountainous border area on the basis of the king's invitation during the Ostsiedlung . The Silesian lands north of the Sudetes mountain range had been ruled by the Polish Piast dynasty from the 10th century onwards. While Bohemia rose to a kingdom, the Silesian Piasts alienated from the fragmenting Kingdom of Poland . After in 1310 the Bohemian crown had passed to
252-525: The 💕 [REDACTED] Look up Czech in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Czech may refer to: Anything from or related to the Czech Republic , a country in Europe Czech language Czechs , the people of the area Czech culture Czech cuisine One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Czech (surname) Czech, Łódź Voivodeship , Poland Czechville, Wisconsin , unincorporated community, United States See also [ edit ] Čech ,
270-418: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Czech&oldid=1240762439 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Language and nationality disambiguation pages Czech From Misplaced Pages,
288-410: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Czech&oldid=1240762439 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Language and nationality disambiguation pages Czech lands In
306-621: The mighty House of Luxembourg , nearly all Silesian dukes pledged allegiance to King John the Blind , and in 1335 the Polish king Casimir III the Great officially renounced Silesia via the Treaty of Trentschin . King John had also acquired the lands of Bautzen and Görlitz (later Upper Lusatia ) in 1319 and 1329. His son and successor Charles IV, also King of the Romans since 1346, incorporated
324-473: The term used in official Czech geographical terminology lists) for the present-day Czech lands (i.e. Bohemia, Moravia, Czech Silesia) is Česko , documented as early as 1704. During the period of the First and Second Czechoslovak Republics, the Czech lands were frequently referred to as Historical lands , in particular when mentioned together with Slovakia (which was never an autonomous historical region within
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