Place:List of historical regions of Central Europe

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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.

Belarus

Croatia

  Croatia proper
  Dalmatia
  Istria
  Slavonia, Baranya (lighter shade)
For a more detailed list with subregions, see Regions of Croatia.
  • Baranya (mostly in Hungary)
  • Croatia proper
    • Croatian Littoral
    • Croatian Highlands
    • Međimurje
    • Morlachia
  • Dalmatia
  • Istria
  • Slavonia
  • Syrmia (mostly in Serbia)

Czech Republic

Historic regions of the Czech Republic
  • Bohemia
    • Chebsko
  • 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:

  • Bohemian Palatinate Germany
  • Kłodzko Land Poland
  • Lubusz Land Poland Germany
  • Lusatia Germany Poland
  • Old March Germany
  • Vogtland Germany

Germany

Further information: Northern Germany, Southern Germany, and Central Germany (cultural area)

The list does not include the states of Germany and former countries with frequently changing borders, such as Bavaria and Saxony.

  • Altmark
  • Breisgau
  • Franconia
  • Frisia (part in the Netherlands)
  • Hither Pomerania (small part in Poland)
  • Holstein
  • Lower Silesia (mostly in Poland, with another small part in the Czech Republic)
  • Lubusz Land (part in Poland)
  • Lusatia (part in Poland)
  • Mecklenburg
  • Meissenland
  • Mittelmark
  • Nassau
  • Osterland
  • Palatinate
    • Kurpfalz
  • Pleissnerland
  • Prignitz
  • Rhineland
    • Rhenish Hesse
  • Schleswig (part in Denmark)
  • Swabia
    • Allgäu
  • Thuringia
  • Uckermark
  • Vogtland (small part in the Czech Republic)
  • Westphalia

Hungary

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  • Bačka (mostly in Serbia)
  • Banat (larger parts in Romania and Serbia)
  • Baranya (small part in Croatia)
  • Kunság (Cumania)
    • Greater Cumania
    • Little Cumania

Former historical regions of Hungary, excluding brief possessions:

Lithuania

Regions of Lithuania
Main article: Place:Cultural regions of Lithuania

Main regions:

  • Aukštaitija
  • Dzūkija (part in Belarus)
  • Lithuania Minor (mostly in Russia)
  • Samogitia
  • Sudovia

Former historical regions of Lithuania, excluding temporary possessions:

Moldova

  • Moldavia (divided between Romania, Moldova and Ukraine)
    • Bessarabia (small parts in Ukraine)
  • Podolia (mostly in Ukraine)
  • Yedisan (mostly in Ukraine)

Poland

Map of Polish historical regions
For a more detailed list with subregions, see Polish historical regions.

Main regions:

Smaller regions:

Former historical regions of Poland, excluding temporary possessions:

Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)

Slovenia

  • Carniola
    • Inner Carniola
    • Lower Carniola
      • White Carniola
    • Upper 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

Western and central Ukraine

  • Moldavia (mostly in Romania and Moldova)
    • Bessarabia (mostly in Moldova)
    • Bukovina (part in Romania)
    • Hertsa
  • Podolia (small part in Moldova)
  • Right-bank Ukraine
  • Red Ruthenia (part in Poland)
    • Pokuttia
  • Transcarpathia
    • Maramureș (part in Romania)
  • Volhynia
  • Yedisan (small part in Moldova)

Former Austro-Hungarian Empire

Main article: Place:Austria-Hungary
  • Cisleithania
  • Transleithania
  • Bosnia and Herzegonvina:
    • Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina
    • Regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The kingdoms and lands represented in the Austrian Imperial Council (Cisleithania)

Main article: Place:Cisleithania
  • Archduchy of Austria Austria
    • Upper Austria Austria
      • Innviertel Austria
      • Hausruckviertel Austria
      • Mühlviertel Austria
      • Traunviertel Austria
    • Lower Austria Austria
      • Weinviertel Austria
      • Waldviertel Austria
      • Mostviertel Austria
      • Industrieviertel Austria
  • Czech Lands Czech Republic
  • Silesia Poland Czech Republic Germany Slovakia
  • Galicia Poland Ukraine
    • Eastern Galicia Ukraine
    • New Galicia Poland
    • Galician Silesia Poland
    • Kraków Poland
    • Lwów Land Ukraine Poland
  • Bukovina Romania Ukraine
  • Styria Austria Slovenia
    • Upper Styria Austria
    • Central Styria Austria
      • Western Styria Austria
      • Eastern Styria Austria
    • Lower Styria Slovenia
  • Carinthia Austria Slovenia Italy
  • Salzburg Austria
  • Tyrol Austria Italy
    • North Tyrol Austria
    • East Tyrol Austria
    • South Tyrol Italy
    • Trentino Italy
    • Ladinia Italy
  • Vorarlberg Austria
  • Carniola Slovenia
    • Inner Carniola Slovenia
    • Lower Carniola Slovenia
      • White Carniola Slovenia
    • Upper Carniola Slovenia
    • Windic March Slovenia
    • Gottschee Slovenia

Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen (Kingdom of Hungary or Transleithania)

Other regions

  • Austria
    • Lower Austria Austria
    • Upper Austria Austria
  • Austrian Littoral (Primorska) Italy Slovenia Croatia
  • Bačka Serbia Hungary
  • Banat Romania Serbia Hungary
  • Burgenland Austria
  • Carinthia Austria Slovenia
  • Crișana Romania Hungary
  • Dobruja Romania Bulgaria
    • Northern Dobruja Romania
    • Southern Dobruja Bulgaria
  • East Elbia
  • Illyria
  • Istria Croatia Slovenia
  • Northern Italy
    • Carnia Italy
    • Friuli Italy
    • Gorizia and Gradisca Italy Slovenia
    • Lombardy Italy
      • Insubria
      • Ticino
      • Valtellina
  • Jazygia Hungary
  • Maramureș Romania Ukraine
  • Moldavia Moldova Romania Ukraine
  • Orava Slovakia Poland
  • Partium Romania Hungary Ukraine Slovakia
  • Prussia Poland Russia Lithuania
  • Romandy Switzerland
  • Spiš Slovakia Poland
  • Styria Austria Slovenia
    • Lower Styria Slovenia
    • Upper Styria Austria
  • Transdanubia Hungary
    • Swabian Turkey Hungary
  • Transylvania Template:Country data Transylvania
    • Burzenland Romania
    • Northern Transylvania Romania
    • Nösnerland Romania
    • Székelyföld Romania
  • Tyrol Italy Austria
    • North Tyrol Austria
    • East Tyrol Austria
    • South Tyrol Italy
    • Trentino Italy
  • Vojvodina Serbia
  • Wallachia Romania
    • Muntenia (Greater Wallachia) Romania
    • Oltenia (Lesser Wallachia) Romania
  • White Croatia Czech Republic Poland Slovakia

See also

  • Contemporary related subdivisions
    • Austria
    • Belarus
    • Czech Republic
    • Germany
    • Poland
  • Historical related regions
    • Croatia
    • Hungary
      • 1000–1920
      • 1941–1945
      • In Slovakia
    • Lithuania
    • Poland
    • Romania
    • Slovakia
    • Ukraine

References

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Small part in the south-east with Sapotskin is located in Belarus.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Small portion of the Vistula Spit with the former village of Polski is now located in the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Small part in the south with Górowo Iławeckie is located in Poland.

Citations

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 (in pl) Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom I. Warszawa. 1880. p. 193. 



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