Czech Silesia

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'''Czech Silesia'''{{efn|{{IPAc-en|s|aɪ|ˈ|l|iː|ʒ|ə|,_|s|aɪ|ˈ|l|iː|ʃ|i|ə}} {{respell|sy|LEE|zhə|,_|sy|LEE|shee|ə}}, {{IPAc-en|UKalso|s|aɪ|ˈ|l|iː|z|i|ə}} {{respell|sy|LEE|zee|ə}}, {{IPAc-en|USalso|s|aɪ|ˈ|l|iː|ʒ|i|ə|,_|s|aɪ|ˈ|l|iː|ʃ|ə|,_|s|ɪ|ˈ|l|iː|-}} {{respell|sy|LEE|zhee|ə|,_|sy|LEE|shə|,_|sil|EE|-}}.{{Cite American Heritage Dictionary|Silesia|access-date=23 July 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/silesia|title=Silesia|work=[[Collins English Dictionary]]|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|access-date=23 July 2019}}{{Cite dictionary |url=http://www.lexico.com/definition/Silesia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311124550/https://www.lexico.com/definition/silesia |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-03-11 |title=Silesia |dictionary=[[Lexico]] UK English Dictionary |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]}}{{Cite Merriam-Webster|Silesia|access-date=23 July 2019}}}} ({{langx|cs|České Slezsko}}; {{langx|pl|Śląsk Czeski}}, {{langx|szl|Česki Ślůnsk}}) is a part of the [[historical region]] of [[Silesia]] now in the [[Czech Republic]]. While it currently has no formal boundaries, in a narrow geographic sense, it encompasses most or all of the territory of the Czech Republic within the [[Oder River]]'s [[drainage basin]]. Together with [[Bohemia]] and [[Moravia]], it is one of the three historical [[Czech lands]].

'''Czech Silesia'''{{efn|{{IPAc-en|s|aɪ|ˈ|l|iː|ʒ|ə|,_|s|aɪ|ˈ|l|iː|ʃ|i|ə}} {{respell|sy|LEE|zhə|,_|sy|LEE|shee|ə}}, {{IPAc-en|UKalso|s|aɪ|ˈ|l|iː|z|i|ə}} {{respell|sy|LEE|zee|ə}}, {{IPAc-en|USalso|s|aɪ|ˈ|l|iː|ʒ|i|ə|,_|s|aɪ|ˈ|l|iː|ʃ|ə|,_|s|ɪ|ˈ|l|iː|-}} {{respell|sy|LEE|zhee|ə|,_|sy|LEE|shə|,_|sil|EE|-}}.{{Cite American Heritage Dictionary|Silesia|access-date=23 July 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/silesia|title=Silesia|work=[[Collins English Dictionary]]|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|access-date=23 July 2019}}{{Cite dictionary |url=http://www.lexico.com/definition/Silesia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311124550/https://www.lexico.com/definition/silesia |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-03-11 |title=Silesia |dictionary=[[Lexico]] UK English Dictionary |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]}}{{Cite Merriam-Webster|Silesia|access-date=23 July 2019}} ({{langx|cs|České Slezsko}}; {{langx|pl|Śląsk Czeski}}, {{langx|szl|Česki Ślůnsk}})}} is a part of the [[historical region]] of [[Silesia]] now in the [[Czech Republic]]. While it currently has no formal boundaries, in a narrow geographic sense, it encompasses most or all of the territory of the Czech Republic within the [[Oder River]]'s [[drainage basin]]. Together with [[Bohemia]] and [[Moravia]], it is one of the three historical [[Czech lands]].

Silesia lies in the north-east of the Czech Republic, predominantly in the [[Moravian-Silesian Region]], with a section in the northern [[Olomouc Region]]. It is almost identical in extent with [[Austrian Silesia]] (also known as the Duchy of Upper and Lower Silesia), before 1918; between 1938 and 1945, part of the area was also known as '''Sudeten Silesia''' ({{langx|de|Sudetenschlesien|links=no}}; {{langx|cs|Sudetské Slezsko|links=no}}; {{langx|pl|Śląsk Sudecki|links=no}}.

Silesia lies in the north-east of the Czech Republic, predominantly in the [[Moravian-Silesian Region]], with a section in the northern [[Olomouc Region]]. It is almost identical in extent with [[Austrian Silesia]] (also known as the Duchy of Upper and Lower Silesia), before 1918; between 1938 and 1945, part of the area was also known as '''Sudeten Silesia''' ({{langx|de|Sudetenschlesien|links=no}}; {{langx|cs|Sudetské Slezsko|links=no}}; {{langx|pl|Śląsk Sudecki|links=no}}.