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138: 347: 277: 302: 36: 510:, although quite weak then, decisively refused. For their claim to all of Bohemia, the Czechs viewed indivisibility of Bohemia as a sacrosanct principle. The Czechs alleged that originally, all of Bohemia had been Czech-settled, and implied that this could justify a demand for restitution of these lands for the Czechs. German settlement and cultivation of the then mostly unsettled areas was portrayed as land grab. 577:
demanded incorporation of the German-speaking lands, alleging that without these lands Czechia would not survive economically. The Czechs denied existence of a closed German language area and distorted demographic maps such that the area between Komotau and Teplitz appeared as Czech-settled. At the
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promoted by middle-class intellectuals. Political German nationalism in Austria did not exist on its own, but in a context of many competing nationalism. On the other hand, German liberals believed that their predominance had a universal basis in the values of constitutionalism, parliamentary
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provided for a solution in that the historical regions were to remain, but that they should be further subdivided along ethnic boundaries. Such an idea of ethnic subdivision of Bohemia was accepted by many German parties but was strongly opposed by the Czech.
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began an invasion of Province of German Bohemia and during December it occupied the whole region, with Reichenberg falling on 16 December and the last major city, Leitmeritz, falling on 27 December 1918. Other secessionist provinces faced the same fate.
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were filled by increasing nationalist tensions and struggling between gradually strengthening Bohemian-Czechs (c. 2/3 of all inhabitants of the Czech lands) and Bohemian-Germans, but also with several attempts for striking a compromise. For example, the
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to develop sparsely populated border regions of Bohemia with skills acquired from the comparable landscapes of German states. For the subsequent seven centuries, the Czech lands were characterized by close relationship as well as contentment
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government and rule of law. As Germans felt more marginalized in Bohemia, the Germans' views began shifting to alleged racial and cultural superiority. Czech nationalism eventually turned just as radical as German nationalism.
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proposed border correrctions of Bohemia such that Eger, Rumburg, Friedland, and Freiwaldau were to become part of Germany. Notably, the German-Bohemian lands were the most industrialized regions in whole Austria-Hungary.
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the Province of German Bohemia was formed from the part of Bohemia that contained primarily ethnic Germans. The capital of the province was at
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As the Bohemian lands modernized, Czech nationalism grew, intellectually developed as a combination of noble provincial particularism and
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Helmut Slapnica. "Die Stellungnahme des Deutschtums der Sudetenläner zum "Historischen Staatsrecht"". In Birke; Oberdorfer (eds.).
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relinquished power and, on 12 November, ethnic German areas of the empire were declared to be part of new the Republic of
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Douglas, R.M.: Orderly and Humane. The Expulsion of the Germans after the Second World War. Yale University Press 2012.
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Three other sister provinces were formed alongside German Bohemia, also made up of predominantly German-speaking parts:
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for unification of all German-speaking countries (i.e., in their conception, including Czech lands being then under the
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In 1919, the territory of the province was inhabited by 2.23 million ethnic Germans, and 116,275 ethnic Czechs.
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The status of the German areas in Bohemia, Moravia, and Austrian Silesia was finally settled by the 1919 peace
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Das böhmische Staatsrecht in den deutsch - tschechischen Auseinandersetzungen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts
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Czechoslovakia was forced to give up the German-inhabited areas of its domain, at the behest of
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from Czechoslovak territory: many were killed or died during their flight from both Czech and
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Territories constituting modern German Bohemia were historically an integral part of the
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de Zayas, Alfred M.: A terrible Revenge. Palgrave/Macmillan, New York, 1994.
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declared independence from Bohemia and a day later the independence of
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With the imminent collapse of Habsburg Austria-Hungary at the end of
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Meixner, Rudolf: Geschichte der Sudetendeutschen. Nürnberg, 1988.
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from 1102), although with different ethnic development. After the
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After the war, all of this land was reincorporated into renewed
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rule) into one state – the demands which representatives of the
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Relatively calm coexistence began ending with outbreak of the
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Franzel, Emil: Sudetendeutsche Geschichte. Mannheim, 1978.
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de Zayas, Alfred M.: Nemesis at Potsdam. London, 1977.
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Please do not remove this message until 79:Learn how and when to remove this message 858: 55:Relevant discussion may be found on the 890:Gerd Krumeich, Silke Fehlemann (2001). 700:from the formerly independent country. 696:, "Remaining Czechia"), and carved out 554:, with the intent of unifying with the 14: 968: 380:, at that time primarily populated by 173:14,496 km (5,597 sq mi) 815: 340: 513:The remaining 70 years of existence 29: 24: 902: 25: 1022: 872:, Bd. 1), Springer, Vienna 1998, 466:settlers had been invited by the 1011:1918 disestablishments in Europe 498:, which also brought demands of 300: 275: 34: 560:principle of self-determination 546:. On 11 November 1918, Emperor 233:Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye 883: 843: 787: 772: 757: 13: 1: 1006:1918 establishments in Europe 864:Klaus Berchtold (in German): 750: 768:. 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German Bohemia
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German
Province
Republic of German-Austria

German Austria
Reichenberg
Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Austria-Hungary
First Czechoslovak Republic
Czech Republic
German
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Czech
Bohemia
Czech Republic
Republic of German-Austria
Bohemia
ethnic Germans
Liberec
Ústí nad Labem
Teplice
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