Bohemia
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Summary
Bohemia is a Czech lands[1].
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Czech Republic[2]
- Country: Czech Republic[3]
- Continent: Europe[4]
- Instance of: historical region[5], realm[6], state in the Holy Roman Empire[7], region[8], cultural region[9]
- Capital: Prague[10]
- Named after: Boii[11]
- Flag: flag of Bohemia[12]
- Patron saint: Saint Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia[13], John of Nepomuk[14]
- Highest point: Sněžka[15]
- Described by source: Svensk uppslagsbok[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17], Otto's encyclopedia[18], Vlastenský slovník historický[19], Pauly–Wissowa[20], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[21], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[22], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[23], Topographia Bohemiae, Moraviae et Silesiae[24], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[25], The New Student's Reference Work[26]
- Demonym: boemo[27], boema[28], boemi[29], boeme[30]
- Native label: Čechy[31], Böhmen[32]
- Different from: Bohemia[33]
- Area: 52,065 km²[34]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Bohemia include Bohemian Switzerland[35], a protected area[36], in Czech Republic[37], founded in 1972[38]; Bohemian-Moravian Highlands[39], a mountain range[40], in Czech Republic[41]; Geranium bohemicum[42], a taxon[43]; Boehm[44], a family name[45]; Böhme[46], a family name[47]; and 371 Bohemia[48], an asteroid[49].
Why It Matters
Works attributed to Bohemia include Codex Gigas[50], a written work[51], founded in 1300[52]. Entities named for Bohemia include Bohemian Switzerland[35], a protected area[36], in Czech Republic[37], founded in 1972[38]; Bohemian-Moravian Highlands[39], a mountain range[40], in Czech Republic[41]; Geranium bohemicum[42], a taxon[43]; Boehm[44], a family name[45]; Böhme[46], a family name[47]; and 371 Bohemia[48], an asteroid[49].