Historical geography of Germany

thumb|upright=1.2|The native German-speaking regions in 1930, within the borders of the current Czech Republic, which in the [[interwar period were referred to as the Sudetenland:

area of East Prussia

former eastern territories of Germany that became part of Poland

eastern territories lost by Germany after World War I and then World War II

thumb|250px|Historical Egerland 1322–1806 and the region (') of Eger 1939–1945 The Egerland' (; ; Egerland German dialect: Eghalånd) is a historical region in the far north west of Bohemia in what is today the Czech Republic, at the border with Germany. It is named after the German name Eger'' for the town of Cheb and the main river Ohře.

Kirchdorf (; ) or church village is a historical type of settlements in Germany. In the period when dispersed settlements were common in German rural areas, some settlements had a church and a priest that serviced the rural area in its vicinity.

aspect of German history

multi-volume series of books created by engraver Matthäus Merian and writer Martin Zeiler