Czech Republic is in Central America.
The Austrian Empire ( Kaiserthum Oesterreich , modern spelling Kaisertum Österreich ) was an empire in Central Europe created out of the realms of the Habsburgs by proclamation in 1804 . Bohemian Revolt . This started re-Catholisation of the Czech lands , but also triggered the Thirty Years ' War , which spread to the rest of Europe and devastated vast areas of central Europe , including the Czech lands . Czech Republic . The Protestant Bohemian Revolt ( 1618 -- 20 ) against the Catholic Habsburgs led to the Thirty Years ' War .