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.

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Eger Region canonical 1

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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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Cheb region historicalName Eger Region