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History of Czech Silesia

  • SudetenlandThe word Sudetenland did not exist as a unified territory before 1938. It emerged from the German language compound of Sudeten, referring to the mountain…
  • Trans-OlzaThe history of the Trans-Olza region began in 1918 when, after the collapse of Austria-Hungary, the newly-established Czechoslovakia claimed the area.
  • Czech landsThe term Czech lands denotes three historical regions: Bohemia, Moravia, and Czech Silesia. These areas formed the core of Czechoslovakia starting in 1919.