WebThe South Bohemian Region (Czech: Jihočeský kraj; German: Südböhmische Region, pronounced [zyːtbøːmɪʃə ʁeˈɡi̯oːn]) is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located mostly in the southern part of its historical land of Bohemia, with a small part in southwestern Moravia.The western part of the South Bohemian Region is former Prachens …

WebThe Moravian-Silesian Region (Czech: Moravskoslezský kraj; Polish: Kraj morawsko-śląski; Slovak: Moravsko-sliezsky kraj) is one of the 14 administrative regions of the Czech Republic.Before May 2001, it was called the Ostrava Region (Czech: Ostravský kraj).The region is located in the north-eastern part of its historical region of Moravia and in most …

WebÚstí nad Labem Region or Ústecký Region (Czech: Ústecký kraj, German: Aussiger Region, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯siɡɐ ʁeˈɡi̯oːn]), is an administrative unit (Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western part of the historical land of Bohemia, and named after the capital, Ústí nad Labem.It covers the majority of the former North Bohemia …

WebBohemia (/ b oʊ ˈ h iː m i ə / boh-HEE-mee-ə; Czech: Čechy; German: Böhmen (help · info); Upper Sorbian: Čěska; Silesian: Czechy) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic.Bohemia can also refer to a wider area consisting of the historical Lands of the Bohemian Crown ruled by the Bohemian kings, including Moravia and …

WebCentral Europe is an area of Europe between Western Europe and Eastern Europe, based on a common historical, social and cultural identity. The Thirty Years' War between Catholicism and Protestantism was a significant shaping process in the history of Central Europe. The concept of "Central Europe" appeared in the 19th century.. Central …

WebGeography. Moravian Falls is located at (36.106113, -81.176105) at an elevation of 1,194 feet above mean sea According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.1 square miles (13 km 2), of which, 5.1 square miles (13 km 2) is land and 0.20% is water.Moravian Falls is located in the foothills of the Brushy Mountains, which rise to the …

WebGreat Moravia. The meaning of the name of Great Moravia has been subject to debate. The designation "Great Moravia"—Megale Moravia (Μεγάλη Μοραβία) in Greek —stems from the work De Administrando Imperio written by the Byzantine Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitos around 950. The emperor only used the adjective megale in connection …

WebJamaica (/ dʒ ə ˈ m eɪ k ə / (); Jamaican Patois: Jumieka) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea.Spanning 10,990 square kilometres (4,240 sq mi) in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about 145 kilometres (90 mi) south of Cuba, and 191 kilometres (119 mi) …

WebBluefields is the capital of the South Caribbean Autonomous Region in Nicaragua.It was also the capital of the former Kingdom of Mosquitia, and later the Zelaya Department, which was divided into North and South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Regions. It is located on Bluefields Bay at the mouth of the Bluefields River in the municipality of the same …

WebZlín Region (Czech: Zlínský kraj; German: Zliner Region, pronounced [ˈzlɪnɐ ʁeˈɡi̯oːn]) is an administrative unit (Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the south-eastern part of the historical region of Moravia.It is named after its capital Zlín.Together with the Olomouc Region it forms a cohesion area of Central Moravia. It is located in the eastern …