2026-07-10 12:27 UTC
Let's close out the week with a #geoweirdness thread.
This time we head back to Europe to consider the geographic oddities of the Czech Republic 🇨🇿
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@opencage@en.osm.town 2026-07-10 12:27
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