BOHEMIA AND MORAVIA, 



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SITUATION AND EXTENT OF BOHEMIA. 

 Miles. Degrees. 



igth 210? hetween J 12 and 16 30 East long, 

 adth 175 5 uccwcc " I 48 30 and 5 1 north latitude. 



Containing 14,400 square miles, with 195 inhabitants to each. 



SITUATION AND EXTENT OF MORAVIA. 



Miles. Degrees. 



Length 140 > . t n S l5 50 ana " 18 30 East longitude. 

 Breadth 90 S I 48 40 and 50 North latitude. 



Containing 6400 square miles, with 196 inhabitants to each. 



Names. ...Bohemia, or Boheim, or Bojenheim, signifies the home or 

 residence of the Boii, a Celtic nation, who removed into that country 

 from Gaul, before the expedition of Julius Caesar. The present in- 

 habitants call themselves Czechy, or, as the Germans generally write 

 the name, Tschechs, from Czech, or Tschech, the name of one of' 

 their ancient chiefs. They are of Slavonic origin. 



Moravia derives its name from the river Morawa, which runs 

 through it. 



Boundaries. ...Bohemia is bounded on the north by Misnia and 

 Lusatia, in Upper Saxony ; on the east by Silesia and Moravia ; on 

 the south by the archduchy of Austria ; and on the west by Franconia, 

 and the palatinate of Bavaria. 



Moravia is bounded on the north by Silesia ; on the east by Hun- 

 gary ; on the south by the archduchy of Austria ; and on the west by 

 Bohemia. 



Divisions.. ..Bohemia is divided into the sixteen circles of Bunzlau, 

 Koningingrats, Chrudim, Kaurzim, Beraun, Rakonitz, Saas, Leut- 

 meritz, Biczow, Czaslau, Tabor, Budweis, Prachin, Klattau, Pilsen, 

 and Elbogen. The city of Prague is not included in either of these 

 circles, but forms a kind of circle, or district, of itself. 



Moravia is divided into the six circles of Olmutz, Brunn, Znaim, 

 Iglau, Hradisch, and Prerau ; which are the names of their respective 

 chief towns. 



Mountains and forests.. ..Bohemia is surrounded with mountains 

 and woods. On the north-west it is divided from Upper Saxony by 

 the Erzgebirge, a word signifying mountains containing mines; and 

 to the north-east from Silesia by the Sudetic chain and the Giant 

 intain ; on the south-east and south it is separated from Moravia 

 and the archduchy of Austria by the Moravian mountains ; and on the 

 . it has for its boundary the Fichtel mountains and the Bohemian 

 forest. 



Rivers and lakes. ...The chief rivers of Bohemia are the Elbe, 



