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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 804743, member: 2844&quot;]Don&#039;t worry, when it comes to Bohemia everyone gets confused.</p><p>Bohemia is a wonderful, beautiful and interesting part of Europe that has seen periods of independence, but has also been incorporated into other nations, sometimes as an autonomous region.</p><p>It is one of Europe&#039;s cultural &#039;powerhouses&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>For items made during the time when Bohemia was part of the Austro-Hungarian empire, we use the name Bohemia.</p><p>When the Austro-Hungarian empire fell apart after WWI, Bohemia became part of Czechoslovakia, together with Moravia, Slovakia, and part of Silesia.</p><p>The new country went through several name changes with only slight differences, but the term Czechoslovakian for items manufactured between 1918 and 1993 is safe.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>In 1993 Czechia and Slovakia split up into the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. The Czech Republic consisted of Bohemia, Moravia, and part of Silesia.</p><p>The Czech Republic is now called Czechia. Until the next name change.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/rolleyes.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Czech_Rep._-_Bohemia%2C_Moravia_and_Silesia_III_%28en%29.png/360px-Czech_Rep._-_Bohemia%2C_Moravia_and_Silesia_III_%28en%29.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>So items made in Bohemia are called Bohemian if they are pre-1918, Czechoslovakian between 1918 and 1993, and after that Czech.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now get some rest.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie39" alt=":dead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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