List of historical regions of Central Europe

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.

• Black Ruthenia
• Podlachia (mostly in Poland)
• Polesia (divided between Belarus, Ukraine, Poland and Russia)
• Suwałki Region (mostly in Poland)
• Vilnius Region (part in Lithuania)
• White Ruthenia (part in Russia)^[1]

• Baranya (mostly in Hungary)
• Croatia proper
  • Croatian Littoral
  • Croatian Highlands
  • Međimurje
  • Morlachia
• Dalmatia
• Istria
• Slavonia
• Syrmia (mostly in Serbia)

• Bohemia
  • Chebsko
• Czech Silesia (Czech part of the region of Silesia, mostly located in Poland with a small portion in Germany)
  • Cieszyn Silesia (part in Poland)
  • Hlučín Region
  • Opavian Silesia
• Moravia

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.

• Bačka (mostly in Serbia)
• Banat (larger parts in Romania and Serbia)
• Baranya (small part in Croatia)
• Kunság (Cumania)
  • Greater Cumania
  • Little Cumania

Former historical regions of Hungary, excluding brief possessions:

Main regions:

• Aukštaitija
• Dzūkija (part in Belarus)
• Lithuania Minor (mostly in Russia)
• Samogitia
• Sudovia

Former historical regions of Lithuania, excluding temporary possessions:

• Moldavia (divided between Romania, Moldova and Ukraine)
  • Bessarabia (small parts in Ukraine)
• Podolia (mostly in Ukraine)
• Yedisan (mostly in Ukraine)

Main regions:

• Greater Poland
• Lesser Poland
• Masovia
• Pomerania (small parts in Germany and Russia)^[2]
• Silesia (small parts in the Czech Republic and Germany)

Smaller regions:

Former historical regions of Poland, excluding temporary possessions:

• Bartia (mostly in Poland)
• Gdańsk Pomerania (mostly in Poland)^[2]
• Lithuania Minor (small part in Lithuania)
• Natangia (small part in Poland)
• Sambia

• Carniola
  • Inner Carniola
  • Lower Carniola
    • White Carniola
  • Upper Carniola
• Lower Styria (part of the region of Styria, mostly located in Austria)
• Prekmurje
• Slovene Carinthia (part of the region of Carinthia, mostly located in Austria)
• Slovene Littoral

• Cisleithania
• Transleithania
• Bosnia and Herzegonvina:
  • Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Contemporary related subdivisions
  • Austria
  • Belarus
  • Czech Republic
  • Germany
  • Poland

• Historical related regions
  • Croatia
  • Hungary
    • 1000–1920
    • 1941–1945
    • In Slovakia
  • Lithuania
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Slovakia
  • Ukraine