The Czech lands or the Bohemian lands[1][2][3] (Czech: České země pronounced

[ˈtʃɛskɛː ˈzɛmɲɛ]) are the three historical regions of Bohemia, Moravia, and Czech
Silesia. Together the three have formed the Czech part of Czechoslovakia since
1918, the Czech Socialist Republic since 1 January 1969 and the Czech Republic
since 1 January 1993. The Czech lands are also referred to as Czechia.

In a historical context, Czech texts use the term to refer to any territory ruled
by the Kings of Bohemia, i.e., the lands of the Bohemian Crown (země Koruny české)
as established by Emperor Charles IV in the 14th century. This would include
territories like the Lusatias (which in 1635 fell to Saxony) and the whole of
Silesia, all ruled from Prague Castle at that time. After the conquest of Silesia
by the Prussian king Frederick the Great in 1742, the remaining lands of the
Bohemian Crown—Bohemia, Moravia and Austrian Silesia—have been more or less co-
extensive with the territory of the modern-day Czech Republic.[citation needed]