Regions of Europe

The Balkans ( , ), corresponding partially with the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the whole of Bulgaria. The Balkan Peninsula is bordered by the Adriatic Sea in the northwest, the Ionian Sea in the southwest, the Aegean Sea in the south, the Turkish straits in the east, and the Black Sea in the northeast. The northern border of the peninsula is variously defined. The highest point of the Balkans is Musala, , in the Rila mountain ran

Scandinavia is a subregion of northern Europe that most commonly comprises Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, which share strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties. It may also refer to the Scandinavian Peninsula (which excludes Denmark but includes part of northern Finland). In English usage, the term is also used as a synonym for the Nordic countries. Iceland and the Faroe Islands are sometimes included, due to their ethnolinguistic ties to Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. Although Finland differs from the other Nordic countries in this respect, some authors consider it Scandinavian because of

The Caucasus ( ) ( ) is a region spanning Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is situated between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, comprising parts of Southern Russia, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range, have conventionally been considered as a natural barrier between Europe and Asia, bisecting the Eurasian landmass. Mount Elbrus, Europe's highest mountain, is situated in the Western Caucasus area near the Russian-Georgian border. On the southern side, the Lesser Caucasus includes the Javakheti Plateau and the Armenian highlands.

peninsula located in the extreme southwest of Europe

region of Europe

eastern part of Europe

western part of the European continent

southern region of the European continent

three countries east of the Baltic Sea: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania

group of islands in northwest Europe

The Benelux Union (; ; ; ) or Benelux is a politico-economic union, alliance and formal international intergovernmental cooperation of three neighbouring states in Western Europe: Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. The name is a syllabic abbreviation formed from the initial syllable of each country's name and was first used to name the customs agreement that initiated the union (signed in 1944). It is now used more generally to refer to the geographic, economic, and cultural grouping of the three countries.

peninsula of southern Europe

geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic

geographical region in the vicinity of the southern Caucasus region of Europe

province of Prussia

loosely defined region of lands around the Mediterranean Sea

historical and geographic region in western Ukraine and southern Poland

geographic region

Boeotia ( ; , ; ) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Central Greece. Its capital is Livadeia, and its largest city is Thebes.

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continent of Europe, excluding European islands

geographic region in Northern Europe

geographic and cultural region of Europe

collective term referring to Europe, the Middle East and Africa

geographical region

the countries associated with the region of Alps

Vogtland (; ) is a region spanning the German states of Bavaria, Saxony and Thuringia and north-western Bohemia in the Czech Republic. It overlaps with and is largely contained within Euroregio Egrensis. The name alludes to the former leadership by the Vögte ("advocates" or "lords protector") of Weida, Gera and Plauen.

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' (), meaning Middle Europe', is one of the German terms for Central Europe. The term has acquired diverse cultural, political and historical connotations.

independent network of European Regions

geographic region south of Danube and north of the Bavarian Alps in Germany

The '''''' ("Hereditary Lands") of the House of Habsburg formed the Alpine heartland of the Habsburg monarchy. They were the hereditary possessions of the Habsburgs within the Holy Roman Empire from before 1526. The were not all unified under the head of the dynasty prior to the 17th century. They were divided into several groupings: the Archduchy of Austria, Inner Austria, the County of Tyrol, and Further Austria.

regions of Europe designating traditionally preferred types of alcohol consumption

band of low-density population in France

metropolitan region in Germany

region of Europe

geographical region

overview of European regions

The Wasgau (, ) is a Franco-German hill range in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate and the French departments of Bas-Rhin and Moselle. It is formed from the southern part of the Palatine Forest and the northern part of the Vosges mountains, and extends from the River Queich in the north over the French border to the Col de Saverne in the south.

historical and cultural region of Poland

overview about the divisions of the Carpathians

layer of EU government administration directly below the nation-state level

region in Germany

Permo-Triassic sedimentary basin in Central Europe and the North Sea realm