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Czechs [formerly Bohemians] (West Slavs)

Nation Active 976 CE – present

Czechs, or Czech people are a nation and an ethnic group native to the Czech Republic in Central Europe, who speak the Czech language.

Ethnic Czechs are called Bohemians until the early twentieth century, referring to the late Iron Age tribe of Boii and their land Bohemia, descended from peoples of Celtic origin, later mixing with West Slavic and Germanic settlers.The Czech people are the descendants of Celts and the Gallic tribe Boii mixed with West Slavs who settled in Bohemia, Moravia and Austria in the sixth century and Germanic Marcomanni and Quadi in the first century and later also Germans in the thirteenth century.According to a popular myth, the Slavic settlers come from Forefather Čech who settled at Říp Mountain.

In 880, Prague Castle ias constructed by Prince Bořivoj and the city of Prague is established.

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Moran, J. (n.d.). Czechs [formerly Bohemians] (West Slavs). History Atlas. Retrieved 3 November 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/groups/czechs-formerly-bohemians-west-slavs/

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