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  Poland
Poland's borders are marked by the Sudeten Mountains in the southwest, the Carpathian Mountains in the southeast, and Odra and Neisse rivers in the west, and the Western Bug River in the east.
A narrow belt of mountains occupies the extreme south and southwest.
North of the mountains are a zone of foothills, the Silesian Plain, and the Lesser Polish Uplands.
www.ovayonda.biz /lodging/country/pl.html   (700 words)

  
 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Bohemia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Bohemia's borders are marked with mountain ranges such as the Ĺ umava, the Ore Mountains or Giant Mountains as part of the Sudeten mountains.
In 1618, opposition to Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor as King of Bohemia led to the Thirty Years' War and the selection of an alternative Protestant king, Frederick V, Elector Palatine.The Protestant nobility were largely expelled after their defeat in the Battle of White Mountain in 1620.
Until the so-called "Renewed Constitution" of 1627 (by which German was introduced as the second official language), Czech language was the official language of the Kingdom, although both German and Latin were widely known among the ruling classes, too.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Bohemia   (1186 words)

  
 Bohemia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Note: In the Czech language there is no distinction between adjectives referring to Bohemia and the Czech Republic, i.e.
In 1618, opposition to Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor as King of Bohemia resulted into outbreak of the Thirty Years' War, and another, alternative Protestant king, Frederick V, Elector Palatine was called for the Bohemain throne.
However, after the defeat in the Battle of White Mountain in 1620, the plans were ruined and the Protestant nobility was either expelled at large from the country to the exile, or straight-away executed.
www.knowledgehunter.info /wiki/Bohemia   (1609 words)

  
 Eastern Europe FAQ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Former kingdom, today a state in the east-central mountain region of Germany.
Region in valley of the upper Oder bordering on Sudeten mountains.
Ruled by Austrian Empire until 1742, when most of it annexed by Prussia.
www.jewishgen.org /infofiles/eefaq.html   (5261 words)

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