List of historical regions of Central Europe
There are many historical regions of Central Europe. For the purpose of this list, Central Europe is defined as the area contained roughly within the south coast of the Baltic Sea, the Elbe River, the Alps, the Danube River, the Black Sea and the Dnieper River.
These historical regions were current in different time periods – from medieval to modern era – and may often overlap. National borders have been redrawn across those regions many times over the centuries, so usually a historical region cannot be assigned to any specific nation. The list below indicates which present-day states control the whole or a part of each of the listed regions.
Czechia
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- Bohemia
- Czech Silesia (Czech part of the region of Silesia, mostly located in Poland with a small portion in Germany)
- Cieszyn Silesia (part in Poland)
- Hlučín Region
- Opavian Silesia
- Moravia
Former historical regions of the Bohemian/Czech realm, excluding brief possessions:
Hungary
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- Bačka (mostly in Serbia)
- Banat (larger parts in Romania and Serbia)
- Baranya (small part in Croatia)
- Kunság (Cumania)
Former historical regions of Hungary, excluding brief possessions:
Lithuania
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Main regions:
- Aukštaitija
- Dzūkija (part in Belarus)
- Lithuania Minor (mostly in Russia)
- Samogitia
- Sudovia
Former historical regions of Lithuania, excluding temporary possessions:
Moldova
[edit]- Moldavia (divided between Romania, Moldova and Ukraine)
- Bessarabia (small parts in Ukraine)
- Podolia (mostly in Ukraine)
- Yedisan (mostly in Ukraine)
Poland
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Main regions:
- Greater Poland
- Lesser Poland
- Masovia
- Pomerania (small parts in Germany and Russia)[2]
- Silesia (small parts in the Czech Republic and Germany)
Smaller regions:
- Czerwień Cities (part in Ukraine)
- Dobrzyń Land
- Kłodzko Land
- Kuyavia
- Lubusz Land (part in Germany)
- Lusatia (part in Germany)
- Łęczyca Land
- Masuria
- Natangia (mostly in Russia)
- Podlachia (small part in Belarus)
- Powiśle
- Orawa (mostly in Slovakia)
- Sieradz Land
- Spisz (mostly in Slovakia)
- Suwałki Region (small part in Belarus)
- Warmia
Former historical regions of Poland, excluding temporary possessions:
Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)
[edit]- Bartia (mostly in Poland)
- Lithuania Minor (small part in Lithuania)
- Natangia (small part in Poland)
- Sambia
Slovenia
[edit]- Carniola
- Lower Styria (part of the region of Styria, mostly located in Austria)
- Prekmurje
- Slovene Carinthia (part of the region of Carinthia, mostly located in Austria)
- Slovene Littoral
Former Austro-Hungarian Empire
[edit]- Cisleithania
- Transleithania
- Bosnia and Herzegonvina:
The kingdoms and lands represented in the Austrian Imperial Council (Cisleithania)
[edit]- Archduchy of Austria
- Czech Lands
- Silesia
- Galicia
- Bukovina
- Styria
- Upper Styria
- Central Styria
- Western Styria
- Eastern Styria
- Western Styria
- Lower Styria
- Upper Styria
- Carinthia
- Salzburg
- Tyrol
- Vorarlberg
- Carniola
Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen (Kingdom of Hungary or Transleithania)
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Other regions
[edit]- Austria
- Austrian Littoral (Primorska)
- Bačka
- Banat
- Baranya
- Bavaria
- Brandenburg
- Breisgau
- Burgenland
- Carinthia
- Crișana
- Croatia proper
- Dalmatia
- Dobruja
- East Elbia
- Frisia
- Illyria
- Istria
- Northern Italy
- Jazygia
- Maramureș
- Mecklenburg
- Moldavia
- Nassau
- Orava
- Palatinate
- Partium
- Podolia
- Greater Poland
- Lesser Poland
- Polesie
- Pomerania
- Pomerelia (Eastern Pomerania)
- Chełmno Land
- Farther Pomerania
- Hither Pomerania
- Pomerelia (Eastern Pomerania)
- Prussia
- Rhineland
- Right-bank Ukraine
- Romandy
- Ruthenia
- White Ruthenia or Belarus [1]
- Black Ruthenia
- Carpathian Ruthenia
- Red Ruthenia
- White Ruthenia or Belarus
- Saxony
- Slavonia
- Spiš
- Styria
- Swabia
- Syrmia
- Thuringia
- Transdanubia
- Transnistria
- Transylvania
- Tyrol
- Vojvodina
- Volhynia
- Wallachia
- Westphalia
- White Croatia
- Yedisan
See also
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- Contemporary related subdivisions
- Historical related regions
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom I (in Polish). Warszawa. 1880. p. 193.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Small portion of the Vistula Spit with the former village of Polski is now located in the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.