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Geography defines Central Europe's natural borders with the neighbouring regions to the north across the Baltic Sea, namely Northern Europe (or Scandinavia), and to the south across the Alps, the Apennine peninsula (or Italy), and the Balkan peninsula across the Soča–Krka–Sava–Danube line.
Central and Eastern Europe is a geopolitical term encompassing the countries in Northeast Europe (primarily the Baltics), Central Europe, Eastern Europe, and Southeast Europe (primarily the Balkans), usually meaning former communist states from the Eastern Bloc and Warsaw Pact in Europe, as well as from former Yugoslavia.
- Contemporary Central Europe
- A Brief History of Central Europe
- Central Europe Today
In a way, Central Europe is the crossroads of the continent. It is where elements of Western European and Eastern European cultures meet. From a linguistic perspective, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Slovenia each have their own languages, though they are all Slavic languages. German is spoken in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liecht...
The history of what we now know as Central Europe arguably begins with the birth of the Holy Roman Empire. The empire was first created in 800 CE, when Pope Leo III crowned the Frankish king Charlemagne emperor of the Romans, thus restoring the title that had been vacant since the fall of the West Roman Empire in 476. At the time, the Holy Roman Em...
Since the 1990s, Central Europe has been swept up in the process of European integration. Hence, all the countries of present-day Central Europe, excluding Switzerland and Liechtenstein, are part of the European Union (EU). Most Central European countries are also part of the NATOmilitary alliance. In the last few years, however, the popularity of ...
Detailed map showing the major geographical and administrative regions of the area that is called Central Europe, including its countries, capitals, major cities, and physical features.
The map shows Central Europe, sometimes referred to as Middle Europe or Median Europe, a region of the European continent lying between the variously defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe and south of the Northern European countries.
l'Europa centrale come regione collegata alla civiltà occidentale per lungo tempo, includendo gli stati tedeschi (Sacro Romano Impero, Impero Tedesco e monarchia asburgica), il Regno d'Ungheria, la Boemia e la Confederazione polacco-lituana.
Central Europe is one of Europe's most beautiful regions. Long divided by the ambitions of warring empires and then Cold War tensions, this region was deeply influenced by the Holy Roman Empire, the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire. Map. Directions. Satellite. Photo Map. Wikivoyage. Wikipedia. Photo: Przemek Jahr, Public domain.
