Bohemia
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Summary
Bohemia is a Czech lands[1]. Bohemia draws 27,874 Wikipedia views per month (czech lands category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Czech Republic[3]
- Continent: Europe[4]
- Instance of: historical region[5], realm[6], state in the Holy Roman Empire[7], region[8], cultural region[9]
- Capital: Prague[10]
- Named after: Boii[11]
- Flag: flag of Bohemia[12]
- Commons category: Bohemia[13]
- Patron saint: Saint Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia[14], John of Nepomuk[15]
- Highest point: Sněžka[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bohemia[17]
- Described by source: Svensk uppslagsbok[18], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19], Otto's encyclopedia[20], Vlastenský slovník historický[21], Pauly–Wissowa[22], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[23], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[24], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[25], Topographia Bohemiae, Moraviae et Silesiae[26], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[27], The New Student's Reference Work[28]
- Category for people born here: Q8046629[29]
- Category for people who died here: Q15218302[30]
- Demonym: boemo[31], boema[32], boemi[33], boeme[34]
- Native label: Čechy[35], Böhmen[36]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Bohemia[37]
- Different from: Bohemia[38]
- Area: 52,065 km²[39]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Bohemia[40]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Bohemia include Bohemian Switzerland[41], a protected area[42], in Czech Republic[43], founded in 1972[44]; Bohemian-Moravian Highlands[45], a mountain range[46], in Czech Republic[47]; Geranium bohemicum[48], a taxon[49]; Boehm[50], a family name[51]; Böhme[52], a family name[53]; and 371 Bohemia[54], an asteroid[55].
Why It Matters
Bohemia has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] Bohemia is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]
Works attributed to Bohemia include Codex Gigas[58], a written work[59], founded in 1300[60]. Entities named for Bohemia include Bohemian Switzerland[41], a protected area[42], in Czech Republic[43], founded in 1972[44]; Bohemian-Moravian Highlands[45], a mountain range[46], in Czech Republic[47]; Geranium bohemicum[48], a taxon[49]; Boehm[50], a family name[51]; Böhme[52], a family name[53]; and 371 Bohemia[54], an asteroid[55].