![[Image: Cropped map of 1871–1914 Europe; Text: Irish-Danish-German Heritage]](../images/europe_1911_6164_closeup_masthead12.png)
Europe
Irish–Danish–German Heritage
Introduction | 19th century | Reference list
Introduction
Europe (Danish: Europa, German: Europa, Irish: an Eoraip) lies in the northwestern region of the eastern hemisphere. Its main borders with Asia are customarily the Ural Mountains of Russia in the east and either the Kuma–Manych [rivers] Depression of Russia or the Caucasus Mountains between Russia and Georgia / Azerbaijan in the south.
Relevant countries:
- Austria–Hungary
- Denmark
- Germany
- Ireland
- Northern Ireland
Maps:
![[Image: Map of the world]](../images/480px-Europe_on_the_globe_white-red.png)
![[Image: Map of the world]](../images/worldpoliticalmap2015_croptransp564.png)
![[Image: Close-up of Europe]](../images/worldpoliticalmap2015_croptransp_europe_russia2764.png)
![[Image: Map of Europe]](../images/europemap2008_cropfix1132.png)
![[Image: Cropped map of Europe]](../images/europemap2008_cropfix716_closeup.png)
![[Image: Map of Europe]](../images/Member_States_of_the_European_Union_polar_stereographic_projection_EN.png)
Sources: Data from:
*Denotes European Union membership. Some countries that the United Nations categorizes as Western Asia are categorized by the European Union as Europe: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Georgia, and Turkey. Of these, the only European Union member is Cyprus (part of Commonwealth of Nations).
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| Northern Europe | Åland Islands (autonomous region of Finland) |
|---|---|
| Channel Islands (Guernsey, Jersey, and smaller islands) | |
| *Denmark | |
| *Estonia | |
| Faeroe Islands (part of Danish Realm) | |
| *Finland | |
| Guernsey (British Crown dependency) | |
| Iceland | |
| *Ireland | |
| Isle of Man (British Crown dependency) | |
| Jersey (British Crown dependency) | |
| *Latvia | |
| *Lithuania | |
| Norway | |
| Sark (part of Bailiwick of Guernsey) | |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (part of Norway) | |
| *Sweden | |
| *United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | |
| Western Europe | *Austria |
| *Belgium | |
| *France | |
| *Germany | |
| Liechtenstein | |
| *Luxembourg | |
| Monaco | |
| *Netherlands | |
| Switzerland | |
| Eastern Europe | Belarus |
| *Bulgaria | |
| *Czech Republic | |
| *Hungary | |
| Moldova | |
| *Poland | |
| *Romania | |
| Russia | |
| *Slovakia | |
| Ukraine | |
| Southern Europe | Albania |
| Andorra | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| *Croatia | |
| Gibraltar (British Overseas Territory) | |
| *Greece | |
| Holy See (controlling Vatican City) | |
| *Italy | |
| Macedoniaa | |
| *Malta (part of Commonwealth of Nations) | |
| Montenegro | |
| *Portugal | |
| San Marino | |
| Serbiab | |
| *Slovenia | |
| *Spain | |
19th century
The map below shows Europe with the German Confederation (1815–1866), which included the main part of the Austrian Empire, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922):
![[Image: Map of Europe]](../images/europe1815_fix3964.png)
![[Image: Cropped map of Europe]](../images/europe1815_fix_closeup.png)
The following map shows Europe with the German Empire (1871–1918) and Austria–Hungary (1867–1918):
![[Image: Map of Europe]](../images/Europe_1911_2764.png)
![[Image: Cropped map of Europe]](../images/Europe_1911_6164_closeup.png)
Reference list
- Colbeck, Charles, ed. 1905. The Public Schools Historical Atlas. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/history_colbeck_1905.html.
- Shepherd, William R. 1911. Historical Atlas. New York: Henry Holt and Company, http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/history_shepherd_1911.html.
- Shepherd, William R. 1926. Historical Atlas. New York: Henry Holt and Company, http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/history_shepherd_1923.html.