Border history · 1918–1992

Czechoslovakia borders over time

CShapes records 4 changes to the borders of Czechoslovakia between 1918 and 1992. It ceased to exist as a separate entity on December 31, 1992. At the end it covered 127,680 km², less than the 140,397 km² it covered in 1918. The largest single change came on September 30, 1938, when it lost about 23,781 km².

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Border changes
4
Final area
127,680 km²
Largest change
−23,781 km² (1938)
Status
Ended in 1992
February 10, 1947 – December 31, 1992Choose a period to see its borders. The dashed line is the period before.

Timeline of Czechoslovakia's borders

Each period is one border version in CShapes, with its area and the change from the period before.

  1. November 11, 1918 – September 29, 1938

    140,397 km²First recorded versionIndependentWorld map in 1919

  2. September 30, 1938 – November 1, 1938

    116,616 km²−23,781 km²Independent

  3. November 2, 1938 – May 7, 1945

    100,821 km²−15,795 km²IndependentWorld map in 1939

  4. May 8, 1945 – February 9, 1947

    111,885 km²+11,064 km²IndependentWorld map in 1945

  5. February 10, 1947 – December 31, 1992

    127,680 km²+15,795 km²IndependentWorld map in 1947

What changed

Independence, transfers between rulers, and border changes recorded for this country.

  1. Czechoslovakia becomes an independent state.
  2. Czechoslovakia loses about 39,577 km² of territory in 2 separate changes during the year.
  3. Czechoslovakia gains about 11,064 km² of territory.
  4. Czechoslovakia gains about 15,795 km² of territory.
  5. Czechoslovakia ceases to exist as a separate entity; its capital passes to Czech Republic.