Czech Republic and Slovakia

KEY DATES

1700s

Territory of present-day Czech Republic and Slovakia is part of the Habsburg-ruled Austrian Empire.

1867

Dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary is established. Czech lands of Bohemia and Moravia are under Austrian control; Slovakia is part of Hungary.

1919

Treaty of Versailles disbands Austria-Hungary and creates Czechoslovakia.

1945

Czechoslovakia cedes Carpatho-Ukraine to the Soviet Union.

1993

Czech Republic and Slovakia formally separate into two nations.

1736

Tip

You won't find the labels "Czech" or "Slovak" on historical maps. In the past, those modern nations' territory was ruled by Austria (Czech provinces of Bohemia and Moravia) and Hungary (Slovakia). See the “Austria and Hungary section for more maps of these lands within the Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary.

1800

1811

1831

1856

1856

1873

Prague, 1791

1925

Bratislava, 1910