West Bohemia
West Bohemia is a region in the Czech Republic.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Pilsen and Karlovy Vary.
Pilsen
Pilsen is in Bohemia, in the Czech Republic in Central Europe. It is the home and birthplace of the Pilsener beer variety which is derived from the city's name.
Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary is a historic spa town in West Bohemia, in the western Czech Republic. It's famous for its mineral springs and its gorgeous Belle Epoque architecture.
Cheb
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Cheb is a city in Bohemia in Western Czech Republic with a population of 33,500 and is close to the German border.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Mariánské Lázně and Františkovy Lázně.
Mariánské Lázně
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Mariánské Lázně is a spa town in West Bohemia in Western Czech Republic with a population of 13,300 and is close to the German border.
Františkovy Lázně
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Františkovy Lázně is a small, beautiful spa town of 5,500 people in the Cheb district in West Bohemia. It is a short journey from Cheb and Mariánské Lázně. The core of the spa town has Classicist, Empire and Historicist buildings.
Loket
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Loket is a town in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,100 inhabitants. The town is known for the Loket Castle, a 12th-century Gothic castle.
West Bohemia
- Type: region of Czechoslovakia with 880,000 residents
- Description: former region in Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic
- Location: Czech Republic, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude of center
50.01° or 50° 0′ 36″ northLongitude of center
12.88° or 12° 52′ 48″ eastPopulation
880,000Wikidata ID
Q1807822
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“West Bohemia” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Արևմտյան Բոհեմիա”
- Belarusian: “Заходне-Чэшская вобласць”
- Belarusian: “Заходне-Чэшскі край”
- Belarusian: “Заходнчэскі край”
- Belarusian: “Заходняя Багемія”
- Catalan: “Bohèmia Occidental”
- Catalan: “Západní Čechy”
- Catalan: “Zapadocesky kraj”
- Catalan: “Západočeský kraj”
- Catalan: “Zapadocesky”
- Catalan: “Západočeský”
- Chinese: “西波希米亞州”
- Czech: “Západní Čechy”
- Czech: “Západočeský kraj”
- Dutch: “West-Bohemen”
- French: “Bohême occidentale”
- German: “Nordwestböhmen”
- German: “Westböhmen”
- Hebrew: “מערב בוהמיה”
- Italian: “Boemia occidentale”
- Polish: “Kraj zachodnioczeski”
- Russian: “Западночешский край”
- Slovak: “Západočeský kraj”
- Slovenian: “Zahodna Češka”
- Slovenian: “Zahodnočeški okraj”
- Slovenian: “Západočeský kraj”
- Swedish: “Västböhmen”
- Swedish: “Västra Böhmen”
- Ukrainian: “Західно-Чеська область”
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