The Czech Republic borders Austria along 362 kilometers and shares four centuries of Habsburg history: Bohemia and Moravia were crown lands under Vienna from 1526 to 1918. For travelers based in Austria, Prague is the primary destination (4 hours from Vienna by direct train) and Cesky Krumlov is the most visited cross-border day trip from Salzburg (about 3 hours by shuttle bus). The architectural connection between Austrian and Czech cities is direct and visible in the Baroque churches, imperial palaces, and administrative buildings that appear in similar forms across both countries. This is among the most historically layered pairs of neighboring countries in Central Europe.
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Czech Republic
The Czech Republic shares the longest single border with Austria of any neighboring country, running 362 kilometers from Gmünd in Lower Austria to the Böhmerwald forest.