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The
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
's official formal and short names at the
United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmoniz ...
are and in
Czech
Czech may refer to:
* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus'
Places
* Czech, ...
, and the Czech Republic and Czechia in English.
All these names derive from the name of the
Czechs
The Czechs ( cs, Češi, ; singular Czech, masculine: ''Čech'' , singular feminine: ''Češka'' ), or the Czech people (), are a West Slavic ethnic group and a nation native to the Czech Republic in Central Europe, who share a common ancestry, ...
, the
West Slavic ethnolinguistic group native to Czechia. ''Czechia'' (), the official English short name specified by the Czech government, is used by many international organisations.
Attested as early as 1841, then, for example in 1856 or 1866, the word Czechia and the forms derived from it are always used by the authors synonymously with the territory of
Bohemia (
Kingdom of Bohemia
The Kingdom of Bohemia ( cs, České království),; la, link=no, Regnum Bohemiae sometimes in English literature referred to as the Czech Kingdom, was a medieval and early modern monarchy in Central Europe, the predecessor of the modern Czec ...
at that time).
However, most English speakers use ''
heCzech Republic'' in all contexts.
Other languages generally have greater official use of a short form analogous to ''Česko'' or ''Czechia''
(such as French , or Russian '/, or Korean /''Chesŭkko'' or /''Chekho'').
The Czech name is from the same root but means
Bohemia, the westernmost and largest historical region of modern Czechia. The name ''Bohemia'' is an
exonym
An endonym (from Greek: , 'inner' + , 'name'; also known as autonym) is a common, ''native'' name for a geographical place, group of people, individual person, language or dialect, meaning that it is used inside that particular place, group, ...
derived from the
Boii
The Boii (Latin plural, singular ''Boius''; grc, Βόιοι) were a Celtic tribe of the later Iron Age, attested at various times in Cisalpine Gaul ( Northern Italy), Pannonia (Hungary), parts of Bavaria, in and around Bohemia (after whom ...
, a Celtic tribe inhabiting the area before the
early Slavs
The early Slavs were a diverse group of tribal societies who lived during the Migration Period and the Early Middle Ages (approximately the 5th to the 10th centuries AD) in Central and Eastern Europe and established the foundations for the S ...
arrived. The
Lands of the Bohemian Crown
The Lands of the Bohemian Crown were a number of incorporated states in Central Europe during the medieval and early modern periods connected by feudal relations under the Bohemian kings. The crown lands primarily consisted of the Kingdom of ...
(1348–1918) were part of the
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a political entity in Western, Central, and Southern Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars.
From the accession of Otto I in 962 ...
; often called "the Czech lands", they sometimes extended further, to all of
Silesia
Silesia (, also , ) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately , and the population is estimated at around 8,000,000. Silesia is split ...
,
Lusatia
Lusatia (german: Lausitz, pl, Łużyce, hsb, Łužica, dsb, Łužyca, cs, Lužice, la, Lusatia, rarely also referred to as Sorbia) is a historical region in Central Europe, split between Germany and Poland. Lusatia stretches from the Bóbr ...
, and various smaller territories. The Czech adjective means both "Czech" and "Bohemian".
The Czech Republic's official formal and short names in Czech were decided at its creation after the
dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1992.
Czech-language name
The country is named after the Czechs ( cs, Češi), a Slavic tribe residing in central
Bohemia that subdued the surrounding tribes in the late 9th century and created the Czech/Bohemian state. The origin of the name of the tribe itself is unknown. According to legend, it comes from their leader
Čech
Čech (feminine Čechová) is a Czech surname meaning Czech. It was used to distinguish an inhabitant of Bohemia from Slovaks, Moravians and other ethnic groups. Notable people with the surname include:
* Dana Čechová (born 1983), Czech tabl ...
, who brought them to Bohemia. Research regards Čech as a derivative of the root ''čel-'' (member of the people, kinsman).
Several variants of the name have been used over the centuries, due to the evolution of the Czech language. The digraph "cž" was used from the time of the 16th-century ''
Bible of Kralice
The Bible of Kralice, also called the Kralice Bible ( cs, Bible kralická), was the first complete translation of the Bible from the original languages into Czech. Translated by the Unity of the Brethren and printed in Kralice nad Oslavou, th ...
'' until the
reform of 1842, being eventually replaced by "č" (changing ''Cžechy'' to ''Čechy''). In the late 19th century the suffix for the names of countries changed from -y to -sko (e.g. ''Rakousy'' → ''Rakousko'' for Austria, ''Uhry'' → ''Uhersko'' for Hungary). While the notion of ''Česko'' appears for the first time in 1704, it only came into official use in 1918 as the first part of the name of the newly independent
Czechoslovakia
, rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי,
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(''Česko-Slovensko'' or ''Československo'') . Within that state, the
Czech Socialist Republic
The Czech Socialist Republic ( cs, Česká socialistická republika, ČSR) was a republic within the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic. The name was used from 1 January 1969 to November 1989, when the previously unitary Czechoslovak state changed ...
(''Česká socialistická republika'', ''ČSR'')
was created on 1 January 1969. On 6 March 1990 the Czech Socialist Republic was renamed the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
(''Česká republika'', ''ČR'').
When Czechoslovakia broke up in 1993, the Czech part of the name was intended to serve as the name of the Czech state. The decision started a dispute as many perceived the "new" word ''Česko'', which before had been only rarely used alone, as harsh sounding or as a remnant of ''Československo''. The older term ''Čechy'' was rejected by many because it was primarily associated with Bohemia proper and to use it for the whole country was seen as inappropriate. This feeling was especially prominent among the inhabitants of
Moravia
Moravia ( , also , ; cs, Morava ; german: link=yes, Mähren ; pl, Morawy ; szl, Morawa; la, Moravia) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic and one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia.
The m ...
.
The use of the word "Česko" within the country itself has increased in recent years. During the 1990s, "Česko" was rarely used and viewed as controversial. Some Czech politicians and public figures (e.g. media magnate
Vladimír Železný
Vladimír Železný (born 3 March 1945) is a Czech businessman and politician. He was the first CEO of TV NOVA, a popular Czech television station and was a member of the European Parliament between 2004 and 2009. As a media mogul with political ...
) expressed concern about the non-use of ''Česko'' and ''Czechia''.
Václav Havel
Václav Havel (; 5 October 193618 December 2011) was a Czech statesman, author, poet, playwright, and former dissident. Havel served as the last president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 until the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1992 and then ...
claimed that "Slugs crawl on me a little whenever I read or hear the word
esko"
Miroslav Zikmund
Miroslav Zikmund (14 February 1919 – 1 December 2021) was a Czech travel writer and explorer.
Biography
After earning his ''Abitur'' in 1938, Zikmund entered university, but was unable to graduate until 1946 due to World War II. He studied al ...
associated it with Hitler's
Nuremberg rallies
The Nuremberg Rallies (officially ', meaning ''Reich Party Congress'') refer to a series of celebratory events coordinated by the Nazi Party in Germany. The first rally held took place in 1923. This rally was not particularly large or impactful; ...
. Minister
Alexandr Vondra
Alexandr Vondra (; born 17 August 1961) is a Czech politician and diplomat who served as Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic from 2010 to 2012 under Prime Minister Petr Nečas and has been Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2019 ...
also strongly opposed using these forms. In 1997, the Civic Initiative Czechia was formed by linguists and geographers in
Brno to promote the use of Czechia. The following year, a conference of professionals aimed at encouraging the use of the name was held at
Charles University in Prague
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. The Czech
Senate held a session on the issue in 2004.
English-language name
The historical English name of the country is Bohemia. This name derives from the Celtic tribe of
Boii
The Boii (Latin plural, singular ''Boius''; grc, Βόιοι) were a Celtic tribe of the later Iron Age, attested at various times in Cisalpine Gaul ( Northern Italy), Pannonia (Hungary), parts of Bavaria, in and around Bohemia (after whom ...
, who inhabited the area from the 4th century BC. ''Boiohaemum'', as it was originally known in Latin, comes from the Germanic "Boi-haima", meaning "home of the Boii". The name survived all the later migrations affecting the area, including the arrival of the
Slavs and the creation of the Czech state. In the 9th century, the country became officially known as the Duchy of Bohemia, changing to the Kingdom of Bohemia in the 11th century, and the Crown of Bohemia in the 14th century. A number of other names for the country have been used, including Lands of the Bohemian Crown, Czech/Bohemian lands, Bohemian Crown, the lands of the Crown of Saint Wenceslas and others.
The Bohemian state included the three historical lands:
Bohemia proper
Bohemia ( ; cs, Čechy ; ; hsb, Čěska; szl, Czechy) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. Bohemia can also refer to a wider area consisting of the historical Lands of the Bohemian Crown ruled by the Bohem ...
(''Čechy''),
Moravia
Moravia ( , also , ; cs, Morava ; german: link=yes, Mähren ; pl, Morawy ; szl, Morawa; la, Moravia) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic and one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia.
The m ...
(''Morava'') and
Silesia
Silesia (, also , ) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately , and the population is estimated at around 8,000,000. Silesia is split ...
(''Slezsko''). From the 14th century until 1635 it also included Upper and Lower
Lusatia
Lusatia (german: Lausitz, pl, Łużyce, hsb, Łužica, dsb, Łužyca, cs, Lužice, la, Lusatia, rarely also referred to as Sorbia) is a historical region in Central Europe, split between Germany and Poland. Lusatia stretches from the Bóbr ...
. The higher hierarchical status of the Bohemian region led to that name being used for the larger country (a linguistic device called ''
pars pro toto
''Pars pro toto'' (, ), , is a figure of speech where the name of a ''portion'' of an object, place, or concept is used or taken to represent its entirety. It is distinct from a merism, which is a reference to a whole by an enumeration of parts; ...
''), and the people and language of that country were referred to as Bohemian in English until the early 20th century.
The first known usage of the word Czechia in English comes from a book of 1841 by Henry and Thomas Rose, ''A New General Biographical Dictionary Projected and Partly Arranged''.
Shortly before the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian empire, there were proposals to use the traditional name Bohemia for the newly formed state. However, out of consideration for Slovak national aspirations, the name "Czecho-Slovakia" (later "Czechoslovakia") was adopted instead.
After the establishment of Czechoslovakia, the name ''Czechia'' appeared in English, alongside the official name, as a reference to all the Czech lands and to differentiate between the Czech and
Slovak parts of the state. It was used at least as early as 4 January 1925; appearing in the article "Literary History of the Czechs", published by ''
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ...
''. The name was used in the Anglophone press before the German occupation of the Czech lands in 1939.
The current English ethnonym ''Czech'' comes from the
Polish
Polish may refer to:
* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles
Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...
ethnonym associated with the area, which ultimately comes from the Czech word ''Čech''.
The words "Czechian", "Czechish", "Czechic" and later "Czech" (using antiquated Czech spelling)
have appeared in English-language texts since the 17th century. During the 19th-century national revival, the word "Czech" was also used to distinguish between the Czech- and German-speaking peoples living in the country. The term "Czechia" is attested as early as 1569 in Latin
and 1841 in English (''Poselkynie starych Przjbiehuw Czeskych – Messenger of the old Fates of Czechia'').
There were other early mentions in 1856
and in an 1866 report on the
Austro-Prussian War.
Latin-language name
Although in Latin the
Bohemian lands (three
historical region
Historical regions (or historical areas) are geographical regions which at some point in time had a cultural, ethnic, linguistic or political basis, regardless of latterday borders. They are used as delimitations for studying and analysing soc ...
s of
Bohemia (''Čechy''),
Moravia
Moravia ( , also , ; cs, Morava ; german: link=yes, Mähren ; pl, Morawy ; szl, Morawa; la, Moravia) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic and one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia.
The m ...
(''Morava''), and
Silesia
Silesia (, also , ) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately , and the population is estimated at around 8,000,000. Silesia is split ...
(''Slezsko'') were referred to by the collective name ''Bohemia'', based on the fact that they were part of the whole "
Corona regni Bohemiae" (Bohemian Crown), in the first half of the 16th century
Bohemia (proper) was referred to as ''Czechia'', the first historically documented record of which can be found in the ''Chronicle of Bohemia'' (''Kronyka Czeska'') of Václav Hájek z Libočan in 1541. (Václav Hájek did not use the term in the Latin text, but in the Czech text; he replaced the present letter ''Č'' with the then-existing prefix ''Cž'', i.e. ''Cžechya''.
In the second half of the 16th century the name ''Czechia'' began to be commonly used in Latin and in 1598
Czechia
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The Cz ...
was listed in the Bohemian(Czech)-Latin-Greek-German dictionary published by
Daniel Adam z Veleslavína.
Furthermore, the designation ''Czechia'' is mentioned, for example, by Pavel Stránský ze Záp in his work ''Respublica Bojema'' from 1634, who mentions it already in his first chapter ''De situ qualitatibusque Bojemiae: "Europaei orbis ea regio, quam (quemadmodum Chorographis placet) inter longitudinis gradum trigesimum quartum et quintum aliquanto ultra trigesimum octavum, et inter latitudinis gradum quadragesimum octavum et nonum ad quinquagesimum primum, gens mea colit, usitato jam nomine Bojemia, seu Bohemia, et Boemia, itemque Czechia vocatur.".'' In Emanuel Tonner's translation, 1893: ''On the location and nature of the country of
Bohemia'': "That country in Europe, that part of the world, in which (as geographers teach) ''according to the longitude between the thirty-fourth and fifth degrees to the thirty-eighth, and according to the latitude between the forty-eighth and ninth degrees to the fifty-first'', the Bohemians (''Čechové'', Czechs, i.e. Czech people) inhabit, my nation, by its usual name, is called Bohemia (''Čechy'', i.e. Czechia"). The description includes
County of Kladsko
The County of Kladsko ( cs, Kladské hrabství, german: Grafschaft Glatz, pl, Hrabstwo kłodzkie) was a historical administrative unit within Bohemia as a part of the Kingdom of Bohemia and later in the Kingdom of Prussia with its capital at Kł ...
, which belonged to Bohemia until 1742 (historical territory of Bohemia). Further east from Bohemia is
Moravia
Moravia ( , also , ; cs, Morava ; german: link=yes, Mähren ; pl, Morawy ; szl, Morawa; la, Moravia) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic and one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia.
The m ...
.
The Latin name was later adopted into English (as well as the common "Bohemia" in the past).
Adoption of ''Czechia''
In accordance with Resolution No. 4 I. of the UN conference on the standardization of geographic names (Geneva 1967) and Resolution No. 2 III. of the UN conference on the standardization of geographic names (Athens 1977), the Terminological Committee of the Czech Office for Surveying, Mapping, and Cadaster in cooperation with the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs standardized ''Czechia'' as the English translation of ''Česko'' in early 1993.
Other names suggested in the 1990s included ''Czechomoravia'' or ''Czechlands''. However, by 2000 a short name had still not been fully adopted by the Czech authorities. At that time, Giles Portman, the Second Secretary, Press and Politics, at the British Embassy in Prague, showed a willingness to accept the name ''Czechia''. Portman said in 2000, "Czechs still use the name ''Česká republika'' rather than ''Česko'', and the English equivalent, ''the Czech Republic'', rather than ''Czechia''. Were that pattern to change, we would have no problem at all with adapting accordingly. But we feel that the initiative for that change must come from the Czech side and not from us."
The designation of the Czech Republic as Czechomoravia can also be encountered later, after 2016, in connection with efforts to promote the designation Czechia. In an open letter dated 31 December 2022, Jaroslav Krábek – president of the civic association Moravian National Community, called for the use of Czechomoravia as the name for the Czech-Moravian-Silesian area. This would be justified by the fact that the terms ''Čechy'' (''Bohemia'') and its variant ''Česko'' (''Czechia'') both have the same root. Therefore, the use of the proper name ''Czechia'' for the whole country would be to emphasise only ''Bohemia'' at the expense of ''Moravia''. Jaroslav Krábek concludes that only the name ''Czechomoravia'' (and ''Czechomoravian'') accurately reflects the geographical composition of the country.
In 2013, Czech president
Miloš Zeman
Miloš Zeman (; born 28 September 1944) is a Czech politician serving as the third and current President of the Czech Republic since 2013. He previously served as the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic from 1998 to 2002. As leader of the Cze ...
recommended the wider official use of ''Czechia'', and on 14 April 2016 the government agreed to make ''Czechia'' the official short name. The new name was approved by the Czech cabinet on 2 May 2016 and registered on 5 July 2016. In November 2016 the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs presented recommendations on how to use the short name ''Czechia'' in international contexts. On 1 June 2017, the geography department of the Faculty of Sciences of
Charles University in Prague organised a special conference to assess the progress of the name's proliferation.
The new short name was published in the United Nations UNTERM and UNGEGN country name databases on 17 May 2016;
and is now used on name plates at the United Nations. In September 2016, the British
Permanent Committee on Geographical Names
The Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (PCGN) is an independent inter-departmental body in the United Kingdom established in 1919. Its function is to establish standard names for places outside the UK, for the use of the British governme ...
(PCGN) recommended the use of ''Czechia'' and added it as the sole form of the country name to their list of country names. On 26 September 2016, the
International Organization for Standardization
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO ) is an international standard development organization composed of representatives from the national standards organizations of member countries. Membership requirements are given in Art ...
included the short name ''Czechia'' in the official ISO 3166 country codes list. The name ''Czechia'' and its respective translations are also included in the interinstitutional style guide of the
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been de ...
and of the
Council of Europe.
Multinational technology companies that adopted the name ''Czechia'' include
Google
Google LLC () is an American Multinational corporation, multinational technology company focusing on Search Engine, search engine technology, online advertising, cloud computing, software, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, ar ...
,
Apple
An apple is an edible fruit produced by an apple tree (''Malus domestica''). Apple trees are cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus ''Malus''. The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancestor, ' ...
, and
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology corporation producing computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services headquartered at the Microsoft Redmond campus located in Redmond, Washin ...
with
Bing Maps. The business network
LinkedIn
LinkedIn () is an American business and employment-oriented online service that operates via websites and mobile apps. Launched on May 5, 2003, the platform is primarily used for professional networking and career development, and allows job se ...
updated its locations to ''Czechia'' in October 2020.
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology corporation producing computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services headquartered at the Microsoft Redmond campus located in Redmond, Washin ...
updated its
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central to ''Czechia'' in January 2021.
The
International Ice Hockey Federation
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF; french: Fédération internationale de hockey sur glace; german: Internationale Eishockey-Föderation) is a worldwide governing body for ice hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 83 ...
updated to ''Czechia'' in December 2021. On 28 April 2022, a conference of all sports associations was held under the patronage of the Foreign Ministry at the
Czernin Palace
The Czernin Palace ( cs, Černínský palác) is the largest of the baroque palaces of Prague, which has served as the offices of the Czechoslovak and later Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Czech Republic), Czech foreign ministry since the 1930s. It ...
. Following basketball, ice hockey, baseball, rugby, and association football, which started to use the short name, all remaining sports agreed to transition to the short name ''Czechia'' shortly. The
Czech Football Association
The Football Association of the Czech Republic ( cs, Fotbalová asociace České republiky; FAČR) or colloquially the ''Czech Football Association'' is the governing body of association football in the Czech Republic based in Prague. It organiz ...
announced the adoption of the names ''Česko'' and ''Czechia'' on 24 May 2022.
AP Stylebook updated on 1 July 2022 online entry with the following statement: "Czechia, the Czech Republic.
Both are acceptable. The shorter name Czechia is preferred by the Czech government. If using Czechia, clarify in the story that the country is more widely known in English as the Czech Republic."
In August 2022, the
United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmoniz ...
list of member states was updated to ''Czechia'' and the exception of keeping the formal name on the country plates was dropped.
In September 2022, the
UEFA
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs f ...
website was updated to ''Czechia''.
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two No ...
, the
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. The World Bank is the collective name for the Inte ...
,
FIFA,
ISU and the
Universal Postal Union
The Universal Postal Union (UPU, french: link=no, Union postale universelle), established by the Treaty of Bern of 1874, is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to ...
switched to Czechia in October 2022.
On 1 November 2022, the
Czech Olympic Committee
The Czech Olympic Committee ( cs, Český olympijský výbor) is the National Olympic Committee (NOC) representing the Czech Republic.
History
The Czech Olympic Committee is one of the oldest NOCs in the world, having been founded in 1899 as Bo ...
requested the
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ...
and
European Olympic Committee
The European Olympic Committees is an organisation based in Rome, Italy, consisting of 50 National Olympic Committees from the continent of Europe.EOC members include transcontinental countries Turkey and the Russian Federation, as well as Israel, ...
to enter the name Czechia into their databases of countries for sports competitions. These were both adjusted.
In January 2023, The Czech Ministry of Tourism updated the website VisitCzechRepublic.com to VisitCzechia.com.
On 10 February 2023, the
European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the organisers of the
Eurovision Song Contest, began to refer to the country as Czechia with the name being changed on the Eurovision website. This was announced with the release of the
Czech entry at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2023
The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 is the upcoming 67th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It is set to take place in Liverpool, United Kingdom, after , winner of the with the song " Stefania" by Kalush Orchestra, was unable to meet the dem ...
, upon which the EBU confirmed that the country would be referred to as Czechia at the contest going forward.
See also
*
Hyphen War
Notes
References
External links
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Geography of the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
Names of places in Europe
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...