For Berliners the East starts at the Polish border, for western Poles in Warsaw, for eastern Poles in Belarus. The creation of this scale also led to a competition to establish where the “East” began.

Where is the eastern border of Europe?

Ural Mountains Europes eastern boundary is typically given as the Ural Mountains, which run north to south from the Arctic Ocean down through Russia to Kazakhstan. The western portion of Russia, containing the cities of St. Petersburg and Moscow, is thus considered part of Europe while the eastern portion is considered part of Asia.

Is Turkey part of Eastern Europe?

Geographically, Turkey has only a toe in Europe (see map below). About three percent of Turkey is in Eastern Europe; the rest is in Asia.

What are the 3 countries make up Eastern Europe?

Eastern Europe, as defined by the United Nations Statistics Division, includes the countries of Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, and Slovakia, as well as the republics of Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine.