List of historical regions of Central Europe

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 Black Ruthenia Polesia (divided between Belarus, Ukraine, Poland and Russia) Suwałki Region (mostly in Poland) Vilnius Region (part in Lithuania) White Ruthenia (part in Russia)

Croatia

Baranya (mostly in Hungary) Croatia proper Croatian Littoral Croatian Highlands Međimurje Morlachia Dalmatia Istria Slavonia Syrmia (mostly in Serbia)

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 Moravian Wallachia

Former historical regions of the Bohemian/Czech realm, excluding brief possessions:

Bohemian Palatinate Kłodzko Land Lubusz Land Lusatia Old March Vogtland

Germany

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

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:

Lusatia Maramureș Moravia Red Ruthenia Silesia Syrmia Transylvania Upper Hungary

Lithuania

Main regions: Aukštaitija Dzūkija (part in Belarus) Lithuania Minor (mostly in Russia) Samogitia Sudovia

Former historical regions of Lithuania, excluding temporary possessions:

Black Ruthenia Livonia Podolia Polesia Suwałki Region Ukraine Volhynia White Ruthenia Yedisan

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

Poland

Main regions: Greater Poland Lesser Poland Masovia Pomerania (small parts in Germany and Russia) Silesia (small parts in the Czech Republic and Germany)

Smaller regions:

Czerwień Cities (part in Ukraine) Dobrzyń Land Kłodzko Land Kuyavia Lubusz Land (part in Germany) Lusatia (part in Germany) Łęczyca Land Masuria Natangia (mostly in Russia) Podlachia 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 Lithuania Minor Lithuania proper Livonia Podolia Pokuttia Polesia Sambia Samogitia Ukraine Volhynia White Ruthenia

Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) Bartia (mostly in Poland) Gdańsk Pomerania (mostly in Poland) Lithuania Minor (small part in Lithuania) Natangia (small part in Poland) Sambia

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

Galicia (part in Poland) Moldavia (mostly in Romania and Moldova) Bessarabia (mostly in Moldova) Budjak Bukovina (part in Romania) Hertsa Podolia (small part in Moldova) Polesia (parts in Belarus, Poland, and Russia) Right-bank Ukraine Red Ruthenia (part in Poland) Pokuttia Transcarpathia Maramureș (part in Romania) Volhynia Yedisan (small part in Moldova)

Former Austro-Hungarian Empire

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)

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

Other regions

List of historical regions of Central Europe

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