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  2. Central Europe - Wikipedia

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    Central Europe is a geographical region of Europe between Eastern, Southern, Western and Northern Europe. [ 3][ 4] Central Europe is known for its cultural diversity; [ 5][ 6] however, countries in this region also share historical and cultural similarities. [ 7][ 8] Whilst the region is variously defined, it often includes Austria, Croatia ...

  3. Silesia - Wikipedia

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    Most of Silesia is located in 3 voivodeships (Silesia, Lower Silesia and Opole) Silesia [a] (see names below) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within modern Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately 40,000 km 2 (15,400 sq mi), and the population is estimated at 8,000,000.

  4. List of historical regions of Central Europe - Wikipedia

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    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: Black Ruthenia.

  5. Former countries in Europe after 1815 - Wikipedia

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    Estonia and Latvia. An idea first brought forth by the Germans but was rejected after the Versailles Treaty and the Baltic Region became the three present day countries. United States of Greater Austria. 1905. Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia.

  6. History of Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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    History of Ethiopia. Ethiopia is one of the oldest countries in Africa; [1] the emergence of Ethiopian civilization dates back thousands of years. Abyssinia or rather "Ze Etiyopia" was ruled by the Semitic Abyssinians (Habesha) composed mainly of the Amhara, Tigrayans and the Cushitic Agaw.

  7. Geography of Europe - Wikipedia

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    Satellite image of Europe by night 1916 physical map of Europe Topography of Europe. Some geographical texts refer to a Eurasian continent given that Europe is not surrounded by sea and its southeastern border has always been variously defined for centuries. In terms of shape, Europe is a collection of connected peninsulas and nearby islands.

  8. History of German settlement in Central and Eastern Europe

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    The number of ethnic Germans in Central and Eastern Europe dropped dramatically as the result of the post-1944 German flight and expulsion from Central and Eastern Europe. There are still substantial numbers of ethnic Germans in the countries that are now Germany and Austria's neighbors to the east— Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, and Hungary.

  9. Geography of the Czech Republic - Wikipedia

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    Geography of Czech Republic. The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Germany to the west, Austria to the south, Slovakia to the east and Poland to the north. It consists mostly of low hills and plateaus surrounded along the borders by low mountains. Two areas of lowlands follow the Elbe river and the ...