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==History==

==History==

Elements of unity for Western and Central Europe were considered to be Roman Catholicism and Latin. Eastern Europe, which remained Orthodox Christian, was the area of [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] cultural influence, splitting the West into two flanks. Central Europe was the heart of the Protestant Reformation, starting in the Czech lands with prominent reformers such as Jan Hus, a professor at the Prague University, and Martin Luther from Saxony, Germany. Thanks to the scholar Paweł Włodkowic, Poland became a state of religious tolerance.

Elements of unity in Western and Central Europe were Roman Catholicism and Latin. Eastern Europe, which remained Orthodox Christian, was the area of [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] cultural influence, splitting the West into two flanks. Central Europe was the heart of the [[Protestant Reformation]], starting in the Czech lands with prominent reformers such as Jan Hus, a professor at the Prague University, and Martin Luther from Saxony, Germany. Thanks to the scholar Paweł Włodkowic, Poland became a state of religious tolerance.

Central Europe has always been a region full of tensions and almost constant wars, which often erupted there. The last war, [[World War II]], was the most violent. The [[European Union]]'s initial goal was to integrate European countries so that they would stop fighting, though it soon began attempting to push its [[open-borders]] policies on Central European countries.

Central Europe has long been a region of tension and near-constant war. The last war, [[World War II]], was the most violent. The [[European Union]]'s initial goal was to integrate European countries so that they would stop fighting, though it soon began attempting to push its [[open-borders]] policies on Central European countries.

==Contemporary Central Europe==

==Contemporary Central Europe==