How to identify Czechia in GeoGuessr?

- 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

Czechia

clues 11Regions 14Updated 2023-07-01

Quiz ▾Basics ▾Importance

LanguageCzech

Driving sideDrives on the right

Domain.cz

Easily confused with:Slovakia, SloveniaQuizzes for this area:Czechia State Quiz, Czechia City Quiz, Area code quiz (Czechia)

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Clues that work anywhere in this area

Signs★★★★★

Sign design can tell Czechia and Slovakia apart. Czech signs usually have a border in the same colour as the background, while Slovak signs usually have no border at all.

Watch outAs of 2022 this is probably a not-very-well-known but extremely strong clue. There are exceptions on town-entrance signs, though.

See alsoSlovakia

Signs★★★

Directional road signs use their own distinctive format. If a sign shows "Ř," "Ě," or "Ů/ů," it's Czechia.

Watch outSlovak directional signs include arrows and use a different format.

Examples1 2SourcesplonkitSee alsoSlovakia

Building★★★

If a house number is white text on a red or blue background, it might be Czechia. Black text on a white background more likely means Slovakia.

Watch outThis isn't a hard rule (not 100% reliable).

Examples1 2Sources15 Geoguessr Tips and Metas That Will Boost Your Scores@zi8gzagSee alsoSlovakia

Signs★★★

If you can't tell Czechia from Slovakia, a black cap on the sign post makes Czechia more likely.

Watch outThis isn't a 100%-certain sign of Czechia either.

SourcesplonkitSee alsoSlovakia

Plants & farming★★★

Flat areas often have tree-lined roads. Tree species and thickness vary, and sometimes only one side of the road is lined.

Watch outSimilar tree-lined roads appear in flat parts of Slovakia too.

Examples1 2 3See alsoSlovakia

Easy-to-find landmarks★★★

Tourist hiking trails carry hiking markers painted white with red, yellow, blue, or green.

Watch outThis is an internationally used standard, so while sightings are few, it turns up in nearly every neighbouring country too.

Examples1 2 3 4Sourcesplonk it Czech Hiking Markers SystemSee alsoSlovakia

Utility Pole★★★

Utility poles often have a U-shaped crossbar with coils threaded through the top and bottom. Round poles, and poles made of two joined together, are also common.

Watch outThe same style of pole shows up in Slovakia too.

Narrowing down the region

Once you know the area: which part of it

Area Code

Phone area codes narrow down the region

Phone area codes are assigned by region. When a number shows up on a sign, an advert or a van, its leading digits narrow the location down to a part of the country.

Practise with the area code quiz