How to Distinguish
- Country-code top-level domain is .cz
- Bollards have reflective strips mounted on the black section
- Language clues separating Czech and Slovak:
- Czech employs the vowel with ring Ů/ů
- Ľ/ľ points toward Slovakia, whereas Czech typically uses Ĺ/ĺ far less often
- Characters such as ě or ř appear only in Czech
- Only Czechia and Slovakia use the thin-B guardrail profile (angular with a central recess) (by Geotips )
- If signposts have a black cap on top, odds favour Czechia (by plonk it ) (not a 100% rule)
- House numbers on a red background with white text suggest Czechia; white boards with black text lean toward Slovakia (by Geotips )
Signs you can find
Czechia and Slovakia share the same bollards and thin-B guardrails. Bollards carry reflectors on the black portion. The guardrails are angular with a pronounced central groove.
Similar guardrails show up in France’s overseas territory of New Caledonia, but that location rarely appears in standard GeoGuessr games.
Sign design helps separate Czechia from Slovakia; see the Slovak page for a full comparison.
Guide signs in Czechia follow the style below. Slovak signs usually include arrows and a different layout (by plonk it ). If you spot letters like “Ř” or “Ě”, you are in Czechia; the presence of Ů/ů is another clear indicator.
House-number plaques on a red background with white text point to Czechia. Slovakia tends to use white backgrounds with black lettering.
Even when poles differ in shape or are paired together, you will often see u-shaped crossbeams. Twin poles mounted side-by-side are also common.
Narrow down city/town
- Road numbers are printed on signboards—watch for them (参考文献 Spotting hidden road numbers)
Route numbers appear on motorway and local guide signs. (参考文献 Spotting hidden road numbers) See the linked article for additional examples.
