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Which country is the Czech Republic in
The Czech Republic is located in Central Europe. In the west, it borders Germany for over 800 kilometers. Poland is to the north, Slovakia to the east and Austria to the south. So, the Czech Republic has three neighboring countries. The Czech Republic is a landlocked country: it does not border any sea. The largest width of the country is 493 kilometers. From north to south it takes a maximum of 278 kilometers to cross the country.
In the past, the Czech Republic and Slovakia were a single country, Czechoslovakia. in 1992, they peacefully separated from each other. Even much earlier there were the lands of Bohemia and Moravia here. In the very east, a part of Silesia belonged to the present territory.
There are mountains almost everywhere on the borders of the Czech Republic. In the north-west it is the Ore Mountains and the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, the Czech part of which is called Bohemian Switzerland.
In the southwest is the Bohemian Forest. In Czech it is called Šumava, the German part is called Bavarian Forest.
On the border with Poland are the Sudetes. The highest mountain in the Czech Republic, the Schneekoppe, is also located here. It is located in the Giant Mountains, part of the Sudetes, and measures 1603 meters in height. Her Czech name is Sněžka. The border between the Czech Republic and Poland runs over the Schneekoppe.
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