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 . The Czech Republic ( [ ˈtʃɛkiə ] , ; Česko , [ ˈt͡ʃɛsko ] ) , is a nation state in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west , Austria to the south , Slovakia to the east and Poland to the northeast . In 1002 , the duchy was formally recognized as part of the Holy Roman Empire , becoming the Kingdom of Bohemia in 1198 and reaching its greatest territorial extent in the 14th century . The Holy Roman Empire ( Sacrum Imperium Romanum , Heiliges Römisches Reich ) was a multi-ethnic complex of territories in central Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806 . Slovakia ( listen ) , is a landlocked country in Central Europe .