Egerland
Sign in to savethumb|250px|Historical Egerland 1322–1806 and the region (') of Eger 1939–1945 The Egerland' (; ; Egerland German dialect: Eghalånd) is a historical region in the far north west of Bohemia in what is today the Czech Republic, at the border with Germany. It is named after the German name Eger'' for the town of Cheb and the main river Ohře.
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- Egerland
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- 1135-00-00
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- 1721-00-00
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thumb|250px|Historical Egerland 1322–1806 and the region (') of Eger 1939–1945 The Egerland' (; ; Egerland German dialect: Eghalånd) is a historical region in the far north west of Bohemia in what is today the Czech Republic, at the border with Germany. It is named after the German name Eger'' for the town of Cheb and the main river Ohře.
The north-western panhandle around the town of Aš (Asch) was historically part of Vogtland before being incorporated into the Lands of the Bohemian Crown in the 16th century; it is thus known as Bohemian Vogtland (German: '; Czech: '). The rest of historic Vogtland is divided between the German states of Saxony, Thuringia and Bavaria.
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