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Color illustration of Jan Hus in a green robe and a tall hat with two black lions, chained to a stake with flames rising behind him.

Map of Central and Eastern Europe highlighting the areas controlled by the Jagiellon dynasty, outlined with a red dashed line. The shaded regions include the Kingdom of Poland, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Kingdom of Hungary, and Kingdom of Bohemia, along with major cities such as Krakow, Vilnius, Prague, Buda, and Kiev. Surrounding regions and notable cities like Berlin, Vienna, Moscow, and Constantinople are also shown for context.

White Mountain, Battle of

Figure 230: Bohemian layered-glass vase, painted and gilt by Wilhelm Hoffmann, Prague and Vienna, c. 1850-60. In the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Height 42 cm.

Figure 222: Zwischengoldglas (gold sandwich glass), double-walled beaker decorated with a bear hunt, Bohemian, c. 1730. In the Kestner-Museum, Hannover, Germany. Height 8.9 cm.

How to make traditional Bohemian sweet buns

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Modified link of Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Bohemia, Czech Republic.	Aakanksha Gaur	Feb 14, 2026
	Add new Web site: Academia - Archeology and written sources on eighth- to tenth-century Bohemia (PDF).	Gloria Lotha	Apr 25, 2025
	Add new Web site: JewishEncyclopedia.com - Bohemia, Europe.	Yamini Chauhan	Mar 18, 2025
	Add new Web site: The History Files - Bohemia and Moravia.	Gloria Lotha	Mar 01, 2024
	Add new Web site: The YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe - Bohemia and Moravia.	Emily Rodriguez	Jan 19, 2024
	Add new Web site: JewishEncyclopedia.com - Bohemia, Europe.	Emily Rodriguez	Nov 08, 2023
	Add new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Bohemia, Czech Republic.	Gloria Lotha	Aug 18, 2023
	Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - The Kingdom of Bohemia: European Jewel and the Heritage of Czechs.	Gloria Lotha	Feb 18, 2023
	Add new Web site: Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine - Bohemia.	Gloria Lotha	Nov 17, 2022
	Add new Web site: History World - History of Bohemia.	Aakanksha Gaur	Sep 03, 2022
	Corrected display issue.	Adam Augustyn	Jul 24, 2019
	Media added.	Michael Ray	Sep 21, 2015
	Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Bohemia, Europe.	Vivek Abhinav	Jan 17, 2013
	In the discussion of the Battle of the White Mountain, changed "Ferdinand I" to "Ferdinand II."	Amy Tikkanen Michael Schomacker Jr	Apr 20, 2011
	Added two photos.	Heather Campbell	Feb 06, 2009
	Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Geography - Bohemia.	Shiveta Singh	Jul 17, 2008
	Added new Web site: Historical Atlas - Kings and Dukes of Bohemia.	Grace Young	Mar 14, 2008
	Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Bohemia.	Gloria Lotha	Jan 30, 2007
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998