Eger Region
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The Eger Region is a historical area in western Bohemia, centered around the town of Eger (now Cheb), known for its strategic location and shifting rule between German and Czech powers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eger Region canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sudeten Germans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudetenland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Bavaria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Franconia NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderFunction |
frontier between Bohemia and Bavaria
ⓘ
frontier between Slavic and Germanic cultural spheres ⓘ |
| contains |
town of Cheb
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
town of Eger ⓘ |
| currentCountry | Czech Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCenter |
Cheb
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
cultural contact zone between German and Czech cultures
ⓘ
strategic border location ⓘ |
| hasEthnicHistory | mixed German and Czech population ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalName |
Chebsko
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance | borderland between German and Czech territories ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
border disputes between Bohemia and neighboring German states
ⓘ
shifting sovereignty between German and Czech powers ⓘ |
| historicallyRuledBy |
Bohemian Crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Czech Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageHistoricallySpoken |
Czech
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bohemia
ⓘ
Czech Republic ⓘ Western Bohemia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Cheb
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cheb District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
historical Lands of the Bohemian Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bohemian Forest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eger Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Karlovy Vary Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeInUse |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ Early modern period NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Ohře River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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