There are many historical regions of Central Europe. For the purpose of this list, Central Europe is defined as the area contained roughly within the south coast of the Baltic Sea, the Elbe River, the Alps, the Danube River, the Black Sea and the Dnieper River.
These historical regions were current in different time periods – from medieval to modern era – and may often overlap. National borders have been redrawn across those regions many times over the centuries, so usually a historical region cannot be assigned to any specific nation. The list below indicates which present-day states control the whole or a part of each of the listed regions.
Former historical regions of the Bohemian/Czech realm, excluding brief possessions:
The list does not include the states of Germany and former countries with frequently changing borders, such as Bavaria and Saxony.
Former historical regions of Hungary, excluding brief possessions:
See main article: Cultural regions of Lithuania. Main regions:
Former historical regions of Lithuania, excluding temporary possessions:
Main regions:
Smaller regions:
Former historical regions of Poland, excluding temporary possessions:
[2]See main article: Austria-Hungary.
See main article: Cisleithania.
See main article: Transleithania.
