Central Europe - Revision history

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vandalism

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Jjtk at 09:57, 22 July 2012

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‎Countries: filled in sth about Slovakia

60.242.48.18: /* Talk */ there is no single settlement in the CR where polish is currently dominant

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‎Talk: there is no single settlement in the CR where polish is currently dominant

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CurvyEthyl: /* Countries */ Liechtenstein could be seen more easily that way.

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‎Countries: Liechtenstein could be seen more easily that way.

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 While ethnically different, the countries of Central Europe share a similar culture and history throughout the ages. Two of the most important political units in the region were the German and Austro-Hungarian empires. They were preceded in the Middle Ages by the Holy Roman Empire, a patchwork of states and statelets whose extent varied over time. Ethnic conflict was a major problem for hundreds of years in Central Europe and culminated in the horrors of the Second World War. With the peaceful reunification of Germany and the recent expansion of the EU to encompass the former Warsaw Pact states in the region, this problem finally seems to have been solved.
-It is a common mistake by outsiders to label all the former Warsaw Pact states in the region as being in [[Europe|Eastern Europe]]. Almost uniformly, inhabitants of Central Europe will be flattered and pleased if you correctly describe their countries as "central European" both geographically and culturally. Conversely, they may be upset if you lapse into Cold War stereotypes. East and West Germany ''were'' countries, so better to call it eastern and western Germany. Reunification is all but a thing of the past and seen in a more or less positive light by most there and in all of Central Europe so try to avoid labeling Germans by their recent past. Remember Germans are Germans but Austrians, Liechtensteiners and most Swiss and Luxembourgers all ''speak'' German, but are not German! Czech, Polish or Slovakian may sound similar to Russian, but inhabitants of these countries will not take kindly to assumptions of cultural overlap. Lastly, keep in mind that the Czech Republic and Slovakia once shared a country as well and Slovaks in general are very proud of their new found independence.
+It is a common mistake by outsiders to label all Slavic or the former Warsaw Pact (also called the Eastern Bloc) states in the region as located in [[Europe|Eastern Europe]]. Almost uniformly, inhabitants of Central Europe will be flattered and pleased if you correctly describe their countries as "central European" both geographically and culturally. Conversely, they may be upset if you lapse into Cold War stereotypes. East and West Germany ''were'' countries, so better to call it eastern and western Germany. Reunification is all but a thing of the past and seen in a more or less positive light by most there and in all of Central Europe so try to avoid labeling Germans by their recent past. Remember Germans are Germans but Austrians, Liechtensteiners and most Swiss and Luxembourgers all ''speak'' German, but are not German! Czech, Polish or Slovakian may sound similar to Russian, but inhabitants of these countries will not take kindly to assumptions of cultural overlap. Lastly, keep in mind that the Czech Republic and Slovakia once shared a country as well and Slovaks in general are very proud of their new found independence.
 While they are not currently considered part of Central Europe, the regions of western Ukraine, [[Kaliningrad Oblast]] (Russia), [[Alsace]] and parts of [[Lorraine]] (France), and [[South Tyrol|South Tyrol/Alto-Adige]] province (Italy), are sometimes also considered Central European. This is due either to their current and or past ethnic makeup and/or previous political histories. The Kaliningrad oblast spent most of its history as a German speaking region and South Tirol remains a largely German-speaking region in northern Italy maintaining strong cultural ties to Austria. Even though Ukraine is predominantly an orthodox country, its westernmost part for the centuries was part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and later passed to Austria-Hungary which to some extent influenced it's unique culture.

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 Central Europe has some of the oldest and best preserved cities on the continent. Below is a list of '''nine''' of the most notable:
-* [[Harlingen]] — The best city in da valley, here the females are rated 10 and we aint got no ugly chankla faced rukas....well some are kinda ugly but aye F it as long as you aint taking chile in da butt its all good si o no sir hahaha
+* [[Berlin]] — the capital of reunited Germany since 1990, it was divided by force for 45 years during the Cold War; it has emerged as a international cultural centre and an area of rapid development since the fall of the Berlin Wall
 * [[Bratislava]] - the political, cultural, and economic centre of Slovakia with beautiful historical buildings in the old town
 * [[Budapest]] — a wealth of grand architecture, culture and its famous thermal baths, as well as one of the oldest metro systems in the world

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 Central Europe has some of the oldest and best preserved cities on the continent. Below is a list of '''nine''' of the most notable:
-* [[Harlingen]] — The best city in da valley, here the females are rated 10 and we aint got no ugly chankla faced rukas
+* [[Harlingen]] — The best city in da valley, here the females are rated 10 and we aint got no ugly chankla faced rukas....well some are kinda ugly but aye F it as long as you aint taking chile in da butt its all good si o no sir hahaha
 * [[Bratislava]] - the political, cultural, and economic centre of Slovakia with beautiful historical buildings in the old town
 * [[Budapest]] — a wealth of grand architecture, culture and its famous thermal baths, as well as one of the oldest metro systems in the world

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 Central Europe has some of the oldest and best preserved cities on the continent. Below is a list of '''nine''' of the most notable:
-* [[Berlin]] — the capital of reunited Germany since 1990, it was divided by force for 45 years during the Cold War; it has emerged as a international cultural centre and an area of rapid development since the fall of the Berlin Wall
+* [[Harlingen]] — The best city in da valley, here the females are rated 10 and we aint got no ugly chankla faced rukas
 * [[Bratislava]] - the political, cultural, and economic centre of Slovakia with beautiful historical buildings in the old town
 * [[Budapest]] — a wealth of grand architecture, culture and its famous thermal baths, as well as one of the oldest metro systems in the world

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 [[Czech phrasebook|Czech]] and [[Slovak phrasebook|Slovak]] are very closely related and are mutually intelligible. The [[Sorbian]] language(s) spoken in eastern Germany near the Polish frontier is also a close relative.
-[[Polish phrasebook|Polish]] is the dominant language in all regions of Poland and in a tiny border region of the Czech Republic. Kashubian, a regional Slavonic language, is spoken in the region around Gdansk in Pomerania in northern Poland. [[Silesian]] is a regional language/dialect, (depending on who you ask) found in southwest Poland.
+[[Polish phrasebook|Polish]] is the dominant language in all regions of Poland. Kashubian, a regional Slavonic language, is spoken in the region around Gdansk in Pomerania in northern Poland. [[Silesian]] is a regional language/dialect, (depending on who you ask) found in southwest Poland.
 [[Hungarian phrasebook|Hungarian]] is one of the most difficult languages for other Europeans to learn, as it originates from a different language family and is related to Finnish and Estonian. There are 5 million Hungarian speakers living outside Hungary in neighboring countries such as Romania (Transylvania), northern Serbia, eastern Austria and southern Slovakia.

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