Post by @opencage@en.osm.town

@opencage@en.osm.town

2026-07-10 12:27 UTC

2/ First up, it's not clear what the English name of this country is. In 2016 the Czech government officially endorsed the short name "Czechia" in English, and most international organizations now follow this lead. Still, linguistic habits die hard, many still use the name "Czech Republic" There is an excellent wikipedia article that goes deep on the naming saga, and also mentioneds the short-lived suggestions of "Czechomoravia" and "Czechlands". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_of_the_Czech_Republic #geoweirdness

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@opencage@en.osm.town 2026-07-10 12:27

3/ Czechia 🇨🇿 re-emerged as an independent state along with Slovakia 🇸🇰 in 1992 when the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic was peacefully split in two following the collapse of the Iron Curtain, and was just one of many changes in Eastern Europe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissolution_of_Czechoslovakia It is one of the few peaceful splits of a country in history and stands in stark contrast to the dissolution of Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union. #geoweirdness

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@jimkats@infosec.exchange 2026-07-10 13:52

@opencage@en.osm.town In Greek we call the country Τσεχία, so calling it in English as Czechia only seems natural, and is shorter to write than Czech Republic. And honestly, since when they endorsed it back in 2016, rarely I see "Czech Republic".

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